Favorite Christmas Poems - (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) by James Daley (Paperback)

Number of Pages: 104
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: European
Series Title: Dover Books on Literature & Drama
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Author: James Daley
Language: English

About the Book

A rich and varied compilation of Yuletide verse, this collection will enchant readers of all ages. Featured poets include Kipling, Poe, Longfellow, Dickinson, Hardy, Donne, and many others. 25 illustrations.

Book Synopsis

What would Christmas be without such charming and heartwarming poems as A Visit from St. Nicholas? That famous poem, also known as The Night Before Christmas, is only one of the many sparkling highlights of this festive collection, a rich and varied compilation of yuletide verse that will enchant readers of all ages.
These poems range from serious seasonal reflections by Martin Luther (From Heaven Above to Earth I Come) and John Milton (On the Morning of Christ's Nativity) to flights of fancy such as Lewis Carroll's Christmas Greeting from a Fairy to a Child and Kenneth Grahame's Carol of the Field Mice from The Wind in the Willows. Other contributors include Christina Rossetti, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Thomas Hardy, John Donne, Ben Jonson, and Sir Walter Scott. Twenty-five timeless black-and-white etchings, engravings, and drawings enhance this treasury of verse.