May Your Days Be Merry and Bright: Christmas Stories by Women

by Susan Koppelman (Editor)

Other authors: Louisa May Alcott (Contributor), Pearl S. Buck (Contributor), Willa Cather (Contributor), Alice Childress (Contributor), Edna Ferber (Contributor) — 10 more, Dorothy Canfield Fisher (Contributor), Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (Contributor), Zona Gale (Contributor), Fannie Hurst (Contributor), Sarah Orne Jewett (Contributor), Grace Paley (Contributor), Frances Gray Patton (Contributor), Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (Contributor), Ntozake Shange (Contributor), Wilma Shore (Contributor)

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These fifteen short stories gathered by Susan Koppelman combine all the great themes of Christmas. They were written by American women over the last one hundred and twenty years, and all but two were published in the Christmas issue of a popular magazine or newspaper. There are stories of joyful family reunions, reconciliations, and renewals of the spirit. Some speak of the pain of those who are excluded or exclude themselves from the celebration; others are filled with the bitter ironies of those who betray the meaning of the season. Finally, there are stories about those whose holiday is not Christmas and for whom the season is a curious or threatening imposition on their lives. Written by artists whose literary craft is exceptional and whose imaginations are visionary, these rich and insightful stories will continue to reward on repeated readings.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Koppelman, Susan	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Alcott, Louisa May	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Buck, Pearl S.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cather, Willa	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Childress, Alice	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ferber, Edna	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Fisher, Dorothy Canfield	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gale, Zona	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hurst, Fannie	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Jewett, Sarah Orne	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Paley, Grace	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Patton, Frances Gray	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Shange, Ntozake	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Shore, Wilma	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather

No Room at the Inn by Edna Ferber

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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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These fifteen short stories gathered by Susan Koppelman combine all the great themes of Christmas. They were written by American women over the last one hundred and twenty years, and all but two were published in the Christmas issue of a popular magazine or newspaper. There are stories of joyful family reunions, reconciliations, and renewals of the spirit. Some speak of the pain of those who are excluded or exclude themselves from the celebration; others are filled with the bitter ironies of those who betray the meaning of the season. Finally, there are stories about those whose holiday is not Christmas and for whom the season is a curious or threatening imposition on their lives. Written by artists whose literary craft is exceptional and whose imaginations are visionary, these rich and insightful stories will continue to reward on repeated readings.

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These fifteen short stories gathered by Susan Koppelman combine all the great themes of Christmas. They were written by American women over the last one hundred and twenty years, and all but two were published in the Christmas issue of a popular magazine or newspaper.

There are stories of joyful family reunions, reconciliations, and renewals of the spirit. Some speak of the pain of those who are excluded or exclude themselves from the celebration; others are filled with the bitter ironies of those who betray the meaning of the season. Finally, there are stories about those whose holiday is not Christmas and for
whom the season is a curious or threatening imposition on their lives.

Written by artists whose literary craft is exceptional and whose imaginations are visionary, these rich and insightful stories will continue to reward on repeated readings.

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