Product Description

A publishing first - the first and only complete collection of all Louisa May Alcott's Christmas short stories and novellas.

Louisa May Alcott has been loved for generations of readers for her timeless stories like Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys. Few authors have equaled her ability to bring characters to life in such a way that readers truly care for and believe in them-and are inspired to be like them.

Now for the first time, all of Alcott's known Christmas short stories and novellas have been gathered into a single exquisite collection, which is sure to brighten the holidays for book lovers.

Readers of all ages will cherish these fifteen enchanting tales filled with hope, sorrow, faith, joy, redemption, strength, and goodness.

Louisa May Alcott's Christmas Treasury is a wonderful gift for oneself or a loved one.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71684 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 290 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Hines, who has sold nearly half a million copies of Alcott's rediscovered stories "The Quiet Little Woman" and "Kate's Choice," here gathers those tales along with 18 others to comprise a "Christmas treasury"-all of Alcott's known Christmas sketches in one volume. Some will be dearly familiar to readers; an excerpt from Little Women, for example, reminds us of the yuletide benevolence of Marmee and her four girls. Other touching stories are less well known, such as "What Love Can Do," about residents of a boarding house joining together to make a lovely Christmas for two poor girls. (Poverty and Christmas charity are the themes that tie most of these stories together.) Hines can be a heavy-handed compiler, whose editorial notes tell the reader how to respond to the stories. ("Perhaps we today need to learn a lesson from Miss Alcott and from Patty," he intones at the close of "The Quiet Little Woman.")
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author
Stephen W. Hines, the compiler and editor of this collection, is devoted to searching for lost literary treasures. He first came to prominence in this field when he published Little House in the Ozarks: The Rediscovered Writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder, which sold an amazing 350,000 copies. Almost a decade later he presented The Quiet Little Woman, a charming Louisa May Alcott novella, which had seemingly disappeared from publication for nearly a century. In 2001 he introduced yet another Alcott forgotten masterpiece, Kate's Choice.

C. Michael Dudash has been an artist and illustrator for the past twenty-four years. His oil paintings have won him a national reputation and numerous awards from the Society of Illustrators (NYC & LA), the Society of Publication Designers, Communication Arts, and HOW Magazine. Much of his time in recent years has been focused on collaborative projects with several Christian publishers where he has been able to express his personal faith through fine-art, prints, books, and gift products.

Customer Reviews

Christmas Stories
Arrived on time, in excellent condition. If you like Louisa May Alcott, this is a nice addition for your collection.

Nice volume.
This is a lovely treasury of Louisa May Alcott's Christmas stories. It is exceptionally made.

a must read every Christmas
A lovely, feel-good book that should be read around the fire on Christmas Eve, with children tucked in around you, and hot chocolate aplenty.