The Nutcracker and Other Christmas Tales: (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics)

This Christmas treasury features 10 heart-warming stories including the title tale by Alexander Dumas which inspired the well-known ballet. The contents also include works by Louisa May Alcott L. M. Montgomery and L. Frank Baum as well as the full text of Charles Dickenss classic A Christmas Carol. In addition the collection includes a dozen poems led by Clement Clark Moore s famous account of the night before Christmas A Visit from St. Nicholas . The entire book features full-colour artwork from the Golden Age of Illustration.