author
Clara A. Urann
Best known for the festive collection Yule-Tide in Many Lands, this early-20th-century writer helped bring Christmas customs from around the world to English-language readers. Her surviving record is slim, but her work still stands out for its warm, curious look at holiday traditions.
1 Audiobook
Yule-Tide in Many Lands
by Mary Poague Pringle, Clara A. Urann
About the author
Clara A. Urann is chiefly remembered as the co-author of Yule-Tide in Many Lands, a book available through Project Gutenberg and other library catalogs. Surviving online records also connect her with Centennial History of Cleveland, suggesting that her published work ranged from cultural and holiday writing to local history.
Very little reliable biographical information about her appears to be readily available in major public sources, so a full life story is hard to confirm. What can be said with confidence is that her name remains attached to books that continued to circulate long after their original publication, especially Yule-Tide in Many Lands.
Readers coming to Urann today will likely know her through that Christmas-themed volume, which reflects an interest in customs, storytelling, and the ways different places celebrate the season.