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Clement Clarke Moore

Clement Clarke Moore

Born 1779 · Died 1863

From New York City, New York, United States · Nationality: United States

Wikipedia

Clement Clarke Moore is credited and is most widely known as the author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", first published anonymously in 1823. It later became widely known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and has been published in numerous illustrated versions in various languages. Scholars debate the identity of the author, calling on textual and handwriting analysis as well as other historical sources.

Quotes

  • ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, — not even a mouse; / The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, / In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
    A Visit from St. Nicholas, l. 1. Published anonymously in the Troy, New York Sen
  • “The children were nestled all snug in their beds; / While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.”
    A Visit from St. Nicholas, l. 5
  • “But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight — / “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!””
    A Visit from St. Nicholas, l. 55

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Clement Clarke Moore in order

Books by Clement Clarke Moore in the order they were published, from A Compendious Lexicon of the Hebrew Language (1809) to A Literary Christmas (2013).

  1. 1A Compendious Lexicon of the Hebrew LanguageA Compendious Lexicon of the Hebrew Language1809
  2. 2A Sketch of Our Political ConditionA Sketch of Our Political Condition1813
  3. 3A Plain Statement, Addressed to the Proprietors of Real EstaA Plain Statement, Addressed to the Proprietors of Real Estate, in the City and County of New-York1818
  4. 4A Lecture Introductory to the Course of Hebrew Instruction iA Lecture Introductory to the Course of Hebrew Instruction in the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States1825
  5. 5Christmas Carol. The Visit of Saint NicholasChristmas Carol. The Visit of Saint Nicholas1844
  6. 6PoemsPoems1844
  7. 7The Christmas BookThe Christmas Book1846
    What's in it (3)
  8. 8A Visit from St. NicholasA Visit from St. Nicholas1848
  9. 9The Visit of Saint NicholasThe Visit of Saint Nicholas1849
  10. 10George Castriot, Surnamed Scanderbeg, King of AlbaniaGeorge Castriot, Surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albania1850
  11. 11Twas the Night Before ChristmasTwas the Night Before Christmas1857
  12. 12Visit from Santa ClausVisit from Santa Claus1860
  13. 13A Visit from Saint NicholasA Visit from Saint Nicholas1862
  14. 14A Magical Night Before ChristmasA Magical Night Before Christmas2001
  15. 15An Old Fashioned The Night Before ChristmasAn Old Fashioned The Night Before Christmas2006
  16. 16A Literary ChristmasA Literary Christmas2013
  17. 17[Salesman's Samples][Salesman's Samples]
  18. 18Carol Channing the Year Without a Santa ClausCarol Channing the Year Without a Santa Claus
  19. 19Denslow's Night Before ChristmasDenslow's Night Before Christmas
  20. 20Disney's Winnie the Pooh's Night Before ChristmasDisney's Winnie the Pooh's Night Before Christmas
  21. 21Home CircleHome Circle
  22. 22The Early History of Columbia CollegeThe Early History of Columbia College
  23. 23The Rand McNally Book of Favorite Christmas StoriesThe Rand McNally Book of Favorite Christmas Stories
  24. 24The Visit of St. NicholasThe Visit of St. Nicholas

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