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

By Maria Hubert

Book Overview

'I wish you a Merry Xmas but no compliments of the season' - Jane Austen

Christmas comes up time and time again in Jane Austen's books, from childish chaos in Persuasion to fraught festivities in Northanger Abbey. Join Christmas historian Maria Hubert on a delightful meander through Georgian Christmases both fact and fiction.

Eavesdrop on Austen family letters, immerse yourself in prose, drama and poetry from Jane and her contemporaries, or use the recipes to cook exemplary vegetables for your own Regency Christmas - Jane Austen's Christmas is essential reading for an Austenite's long winter nights.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803993871
• ISBN13: 9781803993874
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.8"