{"product_id":"christmas-at-thompson-hall-hardcover-by-anthony-trollope","title":"Christmas at Thompson Hall Hardcover by Anthony Trollope","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n \n \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Classics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2014-10-08)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780143122470\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e289.17\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.6 x 5.0 x 0.95\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of six beloved Christmas classics in collectible hardcover editions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristmas at Thompson Hall\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the best of the Christmas stories of Anthony Trollope, one of the most successful, prolific, and respected English novelists of the nineteenth century. Characterized by insightful, psychologically rich, and sometimes wryly humorous depictions of the middle class and gentry of Victorian England—and inspired occasionally by missives in the “lost letter” box of the provincial post office that Trollope ran—these tales helped to enshrine the traditions of the decorated Christmas tree, the holiday turkey, and the giving of store-bought gifts. Today, they open a window onto a time when carolers filled the streets and each house’s door displayed a wreath of evergreen boughs, a time at once distant and yet startlingly familiar.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenguin Christmas Classics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGive the gift of literature this Christmas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePenguin 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. \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus \u003c\/i\u003ecreated 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e brought forth some of our earliest Christmas traditions as passed down through folk tales. And \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e inspired the most famous ballet in history, one seen by millions in the twilight of every year.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBeautifully 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCollect all six Penguin Christmas Classics:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e by Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristmas at Thompson Hall: And Other Christmas Stories\u003c\/i\u003e by Anthony Trollope\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus \u003c\/i\u003eby L. Frank Baum\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Merry Christmas: And Other Christmas Stories\u003c\/i\u003e by Louisa May Alcott\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e by Nikolai Gogol\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e by E. T. A. Hoffmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANTHONY TROLLOPE \u003c\/b\u003e(1815-1882) was born in London to a bankrupt barrister father and a mother who, as a well-known writer, supported the family. Trollope enjoyed considerable acclaim both as a novelist and as a senior civil servant in the British Postal Service. 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