- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; New edition edition (9 Sep 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192762141
- ISBN-13: 978-0192762146
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 743,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Like good Christmas pudding... exceedingly rich and full of unexpected bits."--Good Housekeeping
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A new edition of this popular and highly successful anthology of poems for Christmas
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful collection of Christmas prose - the genre of poetry is transcended by the inclusion of songs and narratives. The anthology has pieces that are humorous, melancholy, mediative and prayerful. The poets include Ted Hughes, John Betjeman, TS Eliot, Walter de la Mare, Dylan Thomas, Charles Causley, WH Auden and Roger McGough.
Highlights include Christmas Landscape by Laurie Lee, Christmas Shopping by Louis MacNeice, Journey Back to Christmas by Gwen Dunn, My Christmas : Mum's Christmas by Sarah Forsyth, Christmas by John Betjeman and In the Workhouse by George R Sims.
The illustrations are absolutely brilliant and are by a range of artists and embellish and complement this book with colour and black and white illustrations. They have a wide range of hues, and include iridescent views of snowy scenes as well as black images of a snowy night when a warm fireside urgently beckons.
Highlights include Christmas Landscape by Laurie Lee, Christmas Shopping by Louis MacNeice, Journey Back to Christmas by Gwen Dunn, My Christmas : Mum's Christmas by Sarah Forsyth, Christmas by John Betjeman and In the Workhouse by George R Sims.
The illustrations are absolutely brilliant and are by a range of artists and embellish and complement this book with colour and black and white illustrations. They have a wide range of hues, and include iridescent views of snowy scenes as well as black images of a snowy night when a warm fireside urgently beckons.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very enjoyable book of the best loved Christmas verse, from comical to amusing and to some serious issues with Christmas and our attitudes to the festive season.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read several of these during our Chapel's Christmas service and its just a lovely volume of seasonal verse.
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'Hoping it might be so'
This one has been an Advent staple in the household every year since it was gifted back in 1999. The layout is excellent and the illustrations as produced by a variety of different... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Guy reid-brown
beautiful gift
exceptional book, lovely gift for those who want to spend a few pounds on something meaningful.....a must for avid readers, any child with a literary leaning, or for those needing... Read more
Published 15 months ago by missydizzy
Beautiful
This is just a beautiful book of poetry - the illustrations and the poems are both amazing and this is definitely a book I will enjoy for many christmases to come! Read more
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Usable poetry
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