The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories | Clothbound Edition
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Christmas, One Story at a Time.
Pour something warm, light the fire and settle in.
The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories brings together some of the most magical, moving, surprising and occasionally chilling festive stories from around the world — presented in a beautiful clothbound edition made for giving, keeping and returning to every Christmas.
Travel from frozen Nordic forests to glittering Paris, from a New York speakeasy to an English country house, bustling Lagos, midnight mass in Rio and even the rather less traditional Christmas destination of outer space.
It's Christmas in all its strange, wonderful and wonderfully human forms.
Stories for the Season
Inside you'll find classic Christmas tales from celebrated writers including Truman Capote, Shirley Jackson, Dylan Thomas, Saki and Anton Chekhov, alongside lesser-known festive treasures from around the world.
There are Santas and ghosts, trolls and curmudgeons, unexpected guests, family dramas and the occasional miracle.
Some are comforting. Some are funny. Some are wonderfully dark.
Because not every Christmas story needs to involve everyone living happily ever after beside a beautifully decorated tree.
Why You'll Love It
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A generous collection of Christmas short stories from around the world
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Features some of literature's greatest writers
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Beautiful clothbound edition
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Stories ranging from magical and heartwarming to dark and surprising
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Perfect for dipping into throughout December
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A beautiful book to bring out year after year
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Makes a wonderful Christmas gift for readers and book lovers
A Christmas Tradition in the Making
Read one before bed each evening in December, leave it beside your favourite chair for quiet afternoons or give it to someone who believes one of the greatest pleasures of Christmas is having absolutely nowhere they need to be.
Beautiful enough for the coffee table and good enough to disappear upstairs with.
One more story. Then we'll put the light out. Probably.