All of your favorite Christmas stories in one fantastic collection. From heartfelt stories such as O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" to tales of mystery from G. K. Chesterton and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Here is a treasure trove of tales from some of the best writers in the world, narrated by the voice of the Classic Tales: B.J. Harrison. Each story is presented unabridged.
A Classic Tales Christmas includes:
"The Flying Stars", by G.K. Chesterton
"Markheim", by Robert Louis Stevenson
"The Goblins and the Gravedigger", by Charles Dickens
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" sung by Wooster and Jeeves
"Christmas at Sea", poem by Robert Louis Stevenson
"Reginald on Christmas Presents", by Saki
"The Life of Our Lord", by Charles Dickens
"Christmas Trees", by Robert Frost
"The Little Match Girl", by Hans Christian Andersen
"The Christmas Story" (Luke 2:7-14) from The King James Bible
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas", by Clement Moore
"A Cricket on the Hearth", by Charles Dickens
"Thar' Be No Place Like Home (Fer the Holidays)", sung by Long John Silver
"The Blue Carbuncle", by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Where Love Is, God Is", by Leo Tolstoy
"The Ice Palace", by F. Scott Fitzgerald
"The Gift of the Magi", by O. Henry
"The Last Leaf", by O. Henry
"Behind the White Brick", by Francis Hodgson Burnett
"A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens
Listening Length: 13 hours and 59 minutes
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction.
Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox". Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.
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