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Old Christmas
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Series: Dover Literature: Essays
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ISBN10: 0486443701
ISBN13: 9780486443706
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Sep 13 2005
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.46 Depth: 8.46
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780486443706
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Sep 13 2005
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.46 Depth: 8.46
Language: English
Washington Irving's delightful account of a festive Christmas holiday includes five incomparable essays. Written well over a century ago, Irving's sketches celebrate the celebration with heartwarming descriptions of Yuletide events.
Irving recalls with warmth and wonder his many colorful experiences of a traditional Victorian Christmas while a guest at an English estate -- from the Christmas Eve trip by a stagecoach filled with rosy-cheeked boys returning from school, and scenes of domestic hilarity during holiday games, to solemn services at the village church and the return home to a sumptuous holiday dinner.
Irving recalls with warmth and wonder his many colorful experiences of a traditional Victorian Christmas while a guest at an English estate -- from the Christmas Eve trip by a stagecoach filled with rosy-cheeked boys returning from school, and scenes of domestic hilarity during holiday games, to solemn services at the village church and the return home to a sumptuous holiday dinner.
Enhanced with more than 100 charming illustrations by noted nineteenth-century artist Randolph Caldecott, this engaging book helped nurture America's recognition of the holiday. Perfect for gift-giving, the collection elicits from a master American storyteller a magical remembrance of Christmas past.
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