One of six beloved Christmas classics in collectible hardcover
editions
L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus was first
published in 1902, two years after his Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Drawing
on the attributes of Santa Claus from Clement Moore's 1822 poem "A Visit
from St. Nicholas" ("The Night Before Christmas"), Baum chronicles
Santa's life from his childhood in an enchanted forest--the same forest
that is the source of all magic in the land of Oz--to his destiny of
sharing gifts and spreading love to his fellow man. Along the way we
witness him making his first toys, learn the origins of the Christmas
tree and Christmas stockings, and discover the stories behind many
Christmas secrets, like why Santa slides down chimneys, how he picks his
reindeer, and how he delivers all his toys in one night. Later adapted
into multiple animated films, and published here with the original
illustrations from the first edition, The Life and Adventures of Santa
Claus evinces the charm, warmth, and fantasy that made L. Frank Baum's
Oz stories American classics.
Penguin Christmas Classics
Give the gift of literature this Christmas.
Penguin Christmas Classics honor the power of literature to keep on
giving through the ages. The six volumes in the series are not only our
most beloved Christmas tales, they also have given us much of what we
love about the holiday itself. A Christmas Carol revived in Victorian
England such Christmas hallmarks as the Christmas tree, holiday cards,
and caroling. The Yuletide yarns of Anthony Trollope popularized
throughout the British Empire and around the world the trappings of
Christmas in London. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus created
the origin story for the presiding spirit of Christmas as we know it.
The holiday tales of Louisa May Alcott shaped the ideal of an American
Christmas. The Night Before Christmas brought forth some of our
earliest Christmas traditions as passed down through folk tales. And
The Nutcracker inspired the most famous ballet in history, one seen by
millions in the twilight of every year.
Beautifully designed hardcovers--with foil-stamped jackets, decorative
endpapers, and nameplates for personalization--in a small trim size that
makes them perfect stocking stuffers, Penguin Christmas Classics embody
the spirit of giving that is at the heart of our most time-honored
stories about the holiday.
Collect all six Penguin Christmas Classics:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Christmas at Thompson Hall: And Other Christmas Stories by Anthony
Trollope
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
A Merry Christmas: And Other Christmas Stories by Louisa May Alcott
The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol
The Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffmann
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of
classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700
titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works
throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the
series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and
notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as
up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
