Home for Christmas by Miriam Leblanc
For readers who are tired of Christmas commercialism, or who feel that Father Christmas doesn't tell the whole story, these classic gems provide an alternative.
This is undoubtedly the most literary collection of Christmas stories to be published this seasonThe editors at Plough have taken a conservative approach, eschewing sentimental claptrap in favor of classic, elegant writing. There are some standard-bearers here, including Henry van Dyke's enduring yarn The Other Wise Man and Pearl S. Buck's gentle and touching story Christmas Day in the Morning. Some contributions are deeply theological (Madeleine L'Engle's Transfiguration) while others offer the dark, discerning cadences of a timeless fable (Selma Lagerlof's The Christmas Rose). The collection has an international flavor, with stories set in Cuba, Germany, Siberia, Palestine, Denmark and Spain, as well as in Vermont and New York City. Readers who crave literary excellence as well as a heartwarming Christmas message will relish this carefully selected and intelligent anthology. -- Publishers Weekly
If you’re giving one book for Christmas, make it this one. -- Jim Trelease, author, The Read-Aloud Handbook
If you’re giving one book for Christmas, make it this one. -- Jim Trelease, author, The Read-Aloud Handbook
Henry van Dyke was an American religious writer, lecturer, and clergyman. Educated at the Theological Seminary at Princeton University, van Dyke returned to the school after his graduation as a Professor of English Literature and became an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1913 he was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, his former classmate, as the ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, a job that he maintained throughout the First World War. His most famous short stories include The Story of the Other Wise Man and The First Christmas Tree, which, like many of his other works, centered around moral and religious themes. After a lifetime of public service and religious leadership, Henry van Dyke died in 1933 at the age of 80.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780874869248 |
| ISBN 10 | 0874869242 |
| Title | Home for Christmas |
| Author | Miriam Leblanc |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Plough Publishing House |
| Year published | 2014-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 339 |
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