Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas

Clement Clarke Moore

Houghton Mifflin, 1912 - American poetry - 32 pages

'Twas the Night Before Christmas has been in print for more than eighty years, and this version of the beloved poem with classic illustrations has become as much a part of Christmas as Santa Claus.

About the author

Poet and Educator Clement Moore was born on July 15, 1770 in New York City, and was later educated at Columbia College. Moore was a biblical scholar and professor at the Episcopal General Theological Seminary. Moore is best known for his poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", better known in more modern times as "Twas the Night Before Christmas". In 2013 this same title became a New York Times High Profile Title. Clement Moore died in Newport, Rhode Island on July 10, 1863.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas; Children's Braille book club
• Author: Clement Clarke Moore
• Illustrated by: Jessie Willcox Smith
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, revised, braille
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1912
• ISBN: 0395069521, 9780395069523
• Length: 32 pages