Ten of the most notable New Years in literature

At the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the most notable New Years in literature.

One title on the list:

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

At Camelot one New Year's Day the feasting knights are interrupted by a gigantic green knight who arrives for a trial of blows. Sir Gawain decapitates him, but he picks up his head and leaves, challenging Gawain to meet him next New Year's Day, when he will have to bare his neck for a return blow.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is among Cressida Cowell's ten best stories to celebrate the magic of Christmas.

Read about the other titles on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue