Classic Christmas Stories for Adults

A charming compilation of Christmas stories by such greats as Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen (who wrote the original “The Little Mermaid”), L. Frank Baum (author of The Wizard of Oz), Harriet Beecher Stowe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and many more. In addition to Christmas stories and poetry, this book also includes non-fiction books written about Christmas from several different angles. While some of these stories may be appropriate for children, many – if not most – are meant for adults.

Here is a list of the stories and books you will find in this collection:

Christmas Revived by Anne Wales Abbot
A Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories by Hans Christian Andersen (including The Little Match Girl and The Red Shoes)
The Fir-Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
A righte Merrie Christmasse by John Ashton
Christian Gellert’s Last Christmas by Berthold Auerbach
Joe’s Search for Santa Claus by Irving Bacheller
A Little Book of Christmas by John Kendrick Bangs
A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
A Christmas Garland by Max Beerbohm
Versailles Christmas-tide by Mary Stuart Boyd
Biceps Grimlund’s Christmas Vacation by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
A Little Book for Christmas by Cyrus Townsend Brady
And Thus He Came by Cyrus Townsend Brady
On Hanging a Stocking at Christmas by Charles S. Brooks
The First Christmas in New England by Hezekiah Butterworth
A Western Christmas in the Old Days by Mrs. W. H. Corning
By the Christmas Fire by Samuel McChord Crothers
The Chimes by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Christmas Goblins by Charles Dickens
The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain by Charles Dickens
The Poor Traveler by Charles Dickens
The Peace Egg by Juliana Horatia Ewing
A Christmas Story by Dr. Samuel W. Francis
Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains by Stella M. Francis
Christmas: A Story by Zona Gale
A Napa Christmas by Charles A. Gunnison
A Christmas Mystery by William J. Locke
The Song of the Star by Rev. C. H. Mead
A Christmas Child by Mrs. Molesworth
A Christmas Posy by Mrs. Molesworth
The Christmas Princess by Mrs. Molesworth
A Captured Santa Claus by Thomas Nelson Page
Candle and Crib by K. F. Purdon
Billy’s Santa Claus Experience by Cornelia Redmond
A Defective Santa Claus by James Whitcomb Riley
The Christmas Babe by Margaret E. Sangster
Angela’s Christmas by Julia Schayer
A Christmas Adventure by F. Clifford Smith
A Memorable Dinner by F. Clifford Smith
A Perilous Encounter by F. Clifford Smith
A Wonderful Night by James H. Snowden
A Christmas Sermon by Robert Louis Stevenson
Christmas in Poganuc by Harriet Beecher Stowe
A Christmas Accident by Annie Eliot Trumbull
The Old Man’s Christmas by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A Christmas Party by John Strange Winter
My Christmas Dinner - Anonymous
The First Puritan Christmas Tree - Anonymous
The Legend of the Christmas Tree - Anonymous
Widow Townsend’s Visitor - Anonymous