Cropwell Bishop's Christmas Miscellany

ISBN-10: 1537676946
ISBN-13: 9781537676944
Pages: 232
Language: English
Published: 2016-11-01
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Author: Cropwell Bishop

Description

First Edition: November 2016 This miscellany of Christmas classics is somewhat unique, due largely perhaps to its means of compilation. For these are the very stories and poems that Mr Bishop himself reads each and every December placing his good-natured soul well and truly in the Christmas spirit. Some of literatures most iconic names have picked up the quill or pen and created some of our most cherished and endearing characters, lines and verses; names that feature strongly in this volume. Presented for your delight and seasonal distraction is a collection of both universally popular and slightly less well-known masterpieces by Washington Irving, Romaine Joseph Thorn, O'Henry, Saki, George Grossmith, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, B.M. Croker, Mrs Alfred Baldwin, Christina Rossetti, Anton Chekhov, Hans Christian Andersen, George R Sims, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and of course the greatest of them all, Mr Charles Dickens. In addition, Mr Bishop has kindly taken the liberty of including one of his own short stories - The Public House - which he hopes will not offend the delicate sensibilities of the knowing reader. Also available: ASTON BARNACK - The Spirit of Christmas, THE RECKONING OF THADDEUS PIKE - A Retail Christmas Carol, and EIGHT GUESTS FOR CHRISTMAS

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