Jane Austen's Christmas: The Festive Season in Georgian England - Softcover

Hubert, Maria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750934727 ISBN 13: 9780750934725

Publisher: The History Press, 1980

Synopsis

In this text, readers can experience Christmas in the later Georgian period, as described by many of Austen's contemporaries, including Robert Southey, John Clare and Sir Walter Scott; and play the very games and charades that the Austens themselves enjoyed and wrote. Or try some of the authentic recipes from her own kitchen - perhaps the festive rice pudding, a gloriously rich dessert. And read poems and songs of the festive season, and learn of parlour theatricals in the Christmas holidays. The observations of an Englishman's Christmas as seen through the eyes of a contemporary American writer, Washington Irving, provide an eye-witness account of how an outsider viewed a Georgian Christmas. Contemporary engravings and sketches illustrate the customs and traditions of the day, alongside portraits of the Austen family.

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Review:

"It goes beyond the usual Christmas how-to book to provide us with lavish descriptions and atmosphere of Christmas in Georgian England." -- Woman's Day

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0750934727
• ISBN 13: 9780750934725
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128