<p>"The Big Book of Christmas: Classic Stories and Poems - Illustrated" is a grand compilation that assembles a treasure trove of holiday tales and poems from a remarkable array of authors. This extensive collection includes 100 classic works, each thoughtfully illustrated, to immerse readers in the magic and wonder of the Christmas season.</p><p>This anthology spans a rich tapestry of Christmas literature, including timeless favorites such as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Red Room," "A Letter from Santa Claus," "The Fir Tree," "Song of the Holly," and many more. These stories and poems capture the spirit of Christmas through diverse voices, styles, and settings, offering readers a diverse and enriching experience.</p><p><br></p><p>Contents:</p><p><br></p><p>Charles Dickens</p><p>A Christmas Carol</p><p>The Chimes</p><p><br></p><p>G.K. Chesterton</p><p>A Christmas Carol</p><p><br></p><p>L.M. Montgomery</p><p>The Red Room</p><p>A Christmas Mistake</p><p>A Christmas Inspiration</p><p>The Josephs’ Christmas</p><p>Aunt Cyrilla’s Christmas Basket</p><p>The Osbornes’ Christmas</p><p>Bertie’s New Year</p><p>Ida’s New Year Cake</p><p>The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road</p><p>Clorinda’s Gifts</p><p>The Falsoms’ Christmas Dinner</p><p>The Unforgotten One</p><p>Christmas at Red Butte</p><p>Uncle Richard’s New Year’s Dinner</p><p><br></p><p>L. Frank Baum</p><p>A Kidnapped Santa Claus</p><p>Little Bun Rabbit</p><p>The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus</p><p><br></p><p>Mark Twain</p><p>A Letter from Santa Claus</p><p><br></p><p>Louisa May Alcott</p><p>A Country Christmas</p><p>Cousin Tribulation's Story</p><p>What the Bell Saw and Said</p><p>Tilly's Christmas</p><p>Tessa's Surprises</p><p>Kate's Choice</p><p>The Boys' Joke, And Who Got The Best Of It</p><p>The Quiet Little Woman</p><p>Rosa's Tale</p><p>A Christmas Dream and How It Came True</p><p>A Christmas Turkey, And How It Came</p><p>A Merry Christmas</p><p><br></p><p>Leo Tolstoy</p><p>A Russian Christmas Party</p><p><br></p><p>Henry Wadsworth Longfellow</p><p>Christmas Bells</p><p>The Three Kings</p><p><br></p><p>Nikolai Gogol</p><p>Christmas Eve</p><p><br></p><p>William Dean Howells</p><p>Christmas Everyday</p><p>The Pony Engine and the Pacific Express</p><p><br></p><p>Joseph Rudyard Kipling</p><p>Christmas in India</p><p><br></p><p>Elizabeth Harrison</p><p>Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe</p><p><br></p><p>John Milton</p><p>On the Morning of Christ's Nativity</p><p><br></p><p>Hans Christian Andersen</p><p>The Fir Tree</p><p>The Little Match Girl</p><p><br></p><p>Selma Lagerlof</p><p>A Christmas Guest</p><p>The Holy Night</p><p>The Legend of the Christmas Rose</p><p><br></p><p>Clement Moore</p><p>The Night Before Christmas</p><p><br></p><p>Henry van Dyke</p><p>The Other Wise Man</p><p><br></p><p>Beatrix Potter</p><p>The Tailor of Gloucester</p><p><br></p><p>Anton Chehov</p><p>Vanka</p><p>O. Henry</p><p><br></p><p>The Gift of the Magi</p><p>Christmas by Injunction</p><p>Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking</p><p>A Chaparral Christmas Gift</p><p>An Unfinished Christmas Story</p><p><br></p><p>Hesba Stretton</p><p>The Christmas Child</p><p><br></p><p>Kenneth Grahame</p><p>The Wind in the Willows</p><p><br></p><p>Robert Louis Stevenson</p><p>Christmas at Sea</p><p>Markheim</p><p>Winter Time</p><p><br></p><p>Walter Scott</p><p>Christmas In The Olden Time</p><p><br></p><p>Alfred Tennyson</p><p>Ring out, wild bells</p><p><br></p><p>Abbie Farwell Brown</p><p>The Christmas Angel</p><p><br></p><p>Anthony Trollope</p><p>Christmas at Thompson Hall</p><p><br></p><p>Thomas Hardy</p><p>The Oxen</p><p><br></p><p>William Butler Yeats</p><p>The Magi</p><p><br></p><p>William Makepeace Thackeray</p><p>The Mahogany Tree</p><p><br></p><p>Charles Kingsley</p><p>Christmas Day</p><p><br></p><p>Eugene Field</p><p>Jest 'Fore Christmas</p><p><br></p><p>Emily Dickinson</p><p>The Savior must have been a docile Gentleman</p><p><br></p><p>Willa Cather</p><p>The Burglar’s Christmas</p><p><br></p><p>Arthur Conan Doyle</p><p>The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle</p><p><br></p><p>Fyodor Dostoyevsky</p><p>A Christmas Tree and a Wedding</p><p><br></p><p>Johann Wolfgang von Goethe</p><p>The Christmas-Box</p><p><br></p><p>Washington Irving</p><p>Christmas</p><p>The Stage-Coach</p><p>Christmas Eve</p><p>Christmas Day</p><p>The Christmas Dinner</p><p><br></p><p>George MacDonald</p><p>Christmas Day and Everyday</p><p>The Christmas Child</p><p>Christmas Meditation</p><p>A Christmas Prayer</p><p>A Christmas Carol</p><p>My Uncle Peter</p><p>Mary’s Lullaby</p><p>Christmas-Day</p><p>The Gifts of the Child Christ</p><p>That Holy Thing</p><p>Christmas</p><p>Christmas Song of the Old Children</p><p>King Cole</p><p>A Song for Christmas</p><p><br></p><p>James Joyce</p><p>The Dead</p><p><br></p><p>Saki</p><p>Bertie’s Christmas Eve</p><p><br></p><p>William Shakespeare</p><p>Song of the Holly</p><p>The Gracious Time</p><p><br></p><p>Harriet Beecher Stowe</p><p>Christmas; or, The Good Fairy</p><p>The First Christmas of New England</p><p>Betty’s Bright Idea</p><p>Christmas in Poganuc</p><p><br></p><p>Oscar Wilde</p><p>The Selfish Giant</p><p><br></p>