Christmas Please!

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Christmas Please!
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Dr Douglas Brooks-Davies
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 176,Width 141
Category/GenrePoetry anthologies
ISBN/Barcode 9780753817186
ClassificationsDewey:821.914080334
Audience
General
Illustrations 45

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publication Date 4 September 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Baby Jesus and the three kings, holly and mistletoe, angels and carols, mince pies and gifts - this is a wonderful selection of poems on every aspect of Christmas, guaranteed to please every mood and taste. The poems have been taken from the whole range of verse in English, from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Author Biography

Douglas Brooks-Davies was born in 1942 and was educated at Oxford. He was Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Manchester and has published widely on Renaissance and later literature.