Download or read book An English Christmas written by John Julius Norwich and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If I could work my will,' said Scrooge indignantly, 'Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.' This year go carol-singing in the Cotswolds with Laurie Lee or attend church with a grumpy Samuel Pepys. Make plum puddings for bemused French villagers with Elizabeth David; go present shopping with Virginia Woolf or eat far too much with Agatha Christie. Celebrate Christmas at Chatsworth, in the workhouse or marooned in the ice with Shackleton ... For forty-five years, the arrival of John Julius Norwich's latest Christmas Cracker became as essential a part of the Christmas experience as holly and mistletoe. In An English Christmas the late legendary popular historian gathered all the best writing about this strangest and most memorable time of year into one book and his brilliant eye for a story is evident on every page. Vividly evoking all the good things about the festive season, this unexpected anthology is just as entertaining about its darker aspects. Eight-year-old Princess Margaret's thank-you list jostles with moving letters home from the trenches. Sherlock Holmes solves his trickiest case. George Orwell writes about indigestion; Jane Austen about reluctant socialising and Thomas Hardy about the old folk belief that all animals kneel at midnight on 24 December. There are ghost stories, games and bizarre recipes. Diary-entries, recipes and letters sit alongside poems and short stories. An English Christmas could convert any Scrooge into an instant enthusiast.

Download or read book Christmas in England written by Cheryl L. Enderlein and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1997-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly describes the customs, songs, foods, and activities associated with the celebration of Christmas in England.

Download or read book The Great British Christmas written by Maria Hubert and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful history of how Christmas has been celebrated in Britain over the past 2,000 years. From the legend of Arthur pulling the sword from the stone one Christmas day, to when the Puritan Parliament tried to 'ban' Christmas, through to Charles Dickens's vivid recollections of his boyhood celebrations, and his delight in the present of a jumping frog. Amongst the wealth of stories and personal reminiscences this book also teaches us how the traditions we now hold so dear came into being, including Mrs Beeton's recipe for the original Christmas cake (made with a horn of mead), the birth of Christmas carolling, the first ever Christmas tree to be brought to England from Germany by Prince Albert and the origins of the Christmas cracker. This is simply the perfect book with which to celebrate Christmas and all the traditions that surround it.

Download or read book An English Christmas written by Celia McInnes and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Christmas in Britain written by World Book Encyclopedia, inc and published by World Book .com. This book was released on 1996 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each 80-page Christmas Around the World Book includes full narratives explaining the customs of the region covered, photography and illustrations, spe cial sections of native songs, recipes, and fun-to-do crafts.

Download or read book Christmas and the British A Modern History written by Martin Johnes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The modern Christmas was made by the Victorians and rooted in their belief in commerce, family and religion. Their rituals and traditions persist to the present day but the festival has also been changed by growing affluence, shifting family structures, greater expectations of happiness and material comfort, technological developments and falling religious belief. Christmas became a battleground for arguments over consumerism, holiday entitlements, social obligations, communal behaviour and the influence of church, state and media. Even in private, it encouraged reflection on social change and the march of time. Amongst those unhappy at the state of the world or their own lives, Christmas could induce much cynicism and even loathing but for a quieter majority it was a happy time, a moment of a joy in a sometimes difficult world that made the festival more than just an integral feature of the calendar: Christmas was one of British culture's emotional high points. Moreover, it was also a testimony to the enduring importance of family, shared values and a common culture in the UK. Martin Johnes shows how Christmas and its traditions have been lived, adapted and thought about in Britain since 1914. Christmas and the British is about the festival's social, cultural and economic functions, and its often forgotten status as both the most unusual and important day of the year

Download or read book An English Christmas written by Paula Tanner Girard and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Old English Christmas written by Washington Irving and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this charming collection of essays, Washington Irving reflects on the traditions of a classic English Christmas and shares stories of his time spent celebrating the holiday in the English countryside. With descriptions of carolers and yule logs, this book will transport you to a simpler time and inspire you to celebrate the season with family and friends. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Ancient English Christmas Carols written by Edith Rickert and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of historic Christmas carols (dating from 1400 A.D. to 1700 A.D.), collected and arranged by Edith Rickert.

Download or read book The Englishman s Christmas written by John Alfred Ralph Pimlott and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Very English Christmas written by Keira Andrews and published by Keira Andrews. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Very English Christmas: A Gay Amish Story

Download or read book A Very British Christmas The perfect festive stocking filler written by Rhodri Marsden and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Funny, touching and ludicrously British.’ India Knight ‘Makes Christmas slightly less awful’ Al Murray

Download or read book Christmas written by Mark Connelly and published by . This book was released on 1999-12-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Connelly presents a study of the themes which have contributed to the modern Christmas as an icon of cultural and social history.