The Faber Book of Christmas

by Simon Rae (Editor)

Other authors: Lancelot Andrewes (Contributor), John Betjeman (Contributor), Wendy Cope (Contributor), Charles Dickens (Contributor), John Evelyn (Contributor) — 4 more, James Frazer (Contributor), Philip Larkin (Contributor), Glyn Maxwell (Contributor), George Bernard Shaw (Contributor)

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A droll Yuletide anthology, reissued in a gorgeous Liberty print gift hardback edition. This is a festive collection of stories, carols, prose and poetry. Over 280 pages celebrate white Christmases, traditional Christmases, carols, family, food, presents, and Christmas legends.

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Includes some old favorites, but has more recent, and especially British, poems and stories as well, so not just the usual Christmas anthology. Many pieces are selections from larger works or are excerpts from letters and diaries. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Rae, Simon	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Andrewes, Lancelot	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Betjeman, John	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cope, Wendy	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dickens, Charles	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Evelyn, John	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Frazer, James	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Larkin, Philip	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Maxwell, Glyn	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Shaw, George Bernard	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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A droll Yuletide anthology, reissued in a gorgeous Liberty print gift hardback edition. This is a festive collection of stories, carols, prose and poetry. Over 280 pages celebrate white Christmases, traditional Christmases, carols, family, food, presents, and Christmas legends.

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