Christmas in Nineteenth-Century England

by Neil Armstrong and Neil Armstrong

Book Overview

Whether for reasons of family, food, shopping or religion, it's hard to imagine a British winter without Christmas, or to think of a more traditional national festival. But how and when did Christmas cards, pantomimes and advertising become part of that tradition?

This book looks at how people in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries experienced Christmas and how today's priorities and rituals began and endured. It explores the origins...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526149931
• ISBN13: 9781526149930
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"