A Victorian Family Christmas
Title | A Victorian Family Christmas PDF eBook |
Author | Carla Kelly |
Publisher | Harlequin |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2021-09-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0369711211 |
Cozy up this Christmas With three heartwarming stories! In A Father for Christmas by Carla Kelly, widow Lissy and her young son give refuge to a handsome stranger for Christmas… In A Kiss Under the Mistletoe by Carol Arens, with her reputation in tatters, Louisa lets out her manor house to captivating Hugh and his motherless little girl… And in The Earl''s Unexpected Gifts by Eva Shepherd, the Earl of Summerhill is shocked at becoming guardian to young twins—but could their governess be his best present yet? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
A Victorian Christmas
Title | A Victorian Christmas PDF eBook |
Author | Brenda Williams |
Publisher | Batsford Books |
Pages | 82 |
Release | 2020-11-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1841658502 |
At the darkest moment of the year, when the nights seem endless and the days very short, comes that most joyful of festivals. Christmas is a truly magical season, bringing families and friends together to share the much-loved customs and traditions that over the centuries have come to surround this heart-warming and deeply symbolic occasion. Each family has their own personal traditions, and ways they celebrate the special day. Yet underneath the tinsel, fairy lights and wrapping paper are many long-standing traditions that we all know and love. Why do we drag a fir tree inside our house and decorate it? How long Santa has been delivering gifts to good children? What would Christmas be like without mince pies? We owe a lot to the Victorians. They transformed the way Britain celebrated Christmas in the 19th century and we continue with their traditions today. In 1848 a British confectioner by the name of Tom Smith came up with the idea of wrapping sweets inside a package that snapped when pulled apart. It was the Victorians that really centred Christmas round the family, with the eating of a Christmas dinner together, giving gifts and playing games. All these things have become central to a British Christmas Day.
The Victorian Christmas Book
Title | The Victorian Christmas Book PDF eBook |
Author | Antony Miall |
Publisher | |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781850513384 |
The Victorian Christmas
Title | The Victorian Christmas PDF eBook |
Author | Anna Selby |
Publisher | Remember When |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2008-11-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1783408537 |
The author of Food Through the Ages presents a festive overview of Dickens-era Christmas traditions—from decorations and songs to games and recipes. Anna Selby discusses how the Victorians invented many of the Christmas traditions we enjoy today from Christmas trees and cards to carols and Father Christmas himself. Dickens and Prince Albert shaped how many people view the British Christmas, an idea explored in the opening chapter. There is an emphasis on Victorian food, including authentic wassailing recipes and an easy introduction to planning traditional Christmas foods and traditional decorations. It offers readers a chance to enjoy a traditional Christmas, one centered around the home, family, and simple decorations made from nature, a far cry from the materialistic Christmases we have today. This lovely book reminds us all just how enjoyable Christmas really is and shows us how to recreate our favorite traditions and recapture the magic of Christmas.
A Christmas in Time
Title | A Christmas in Time PDF eBook |
Author | Sally Nicholls |
Publisher | Nosy Crow |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 2020-10-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1788007344 |
Alex and Ruby are back in their SECOND time-slip adventure, tumbling back into a Victorian Christmas! From multi-award-winning author Sally Nicholls comes another brilliant action-packed adventure for 7+ readers, beautifully illustrated by Rachael Dean. When Alex and Ruby fall through the mirror in their aunt's house, they find themselves in a different historical period, each time with a different task to perform before they can return to the present. From Edwardian crime capers to Victorian Christmasses, their time-slip stories are always exciting and beautifully told. A Victorian Christmas is lovely - all the food and candles and games and singing - unless you're poor, motherless Edith who is condemned to be sent to a cruel boarding school on Boxing Day. Can Alex and Ruby persuade her strict father that home is where the heart is instead? Full of action and humour and featuring exciting black-and-white illustrations throughout, this is another superb time-slip story which brilliantly brings history to life as part of an adventure. 'A clever vehicle for introducing the differences between then and now in an accessible way, with a fast-paced plot and a lovely spooky ending' - The Times on A Chase in Time Have you read Alex and Ruby's other adventures: A Chase in Time , An Escape in Time and A Secret in Time ? Cover illustration by Isabelle Follath.
A Victorian Christmas Tea
Title | A Victorian Christmas Tea PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Palmer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780842377751 |
A romance anthology that features four Victorian-era novellas, each set at an elaborate tea party during the Christmas season.
Erimentha Parker's to Do List
Title | Erimentha Parker's to Do List PDF eBook |
Author | Ruby Granger |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2017-09-08 |
Genre | |
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Erimentha Parker is a chronic overachiever, bookworm and perfectionist. Starting in Year 7 at Lady Nightingale's School, she is excited for the term ahead. However, when Erimentha she gets on the wrong side of Kimberly, one of the most popular girls in her class, everything starts to go wrong. Constantly picked on by Kimberly and her friends, Erimentha begins to doubt herself but is too embarrassed to ask for help. 'Erimentha Parker's To Do List' follows the story of a young, ambitious girl and her struggle with one of the greatest hardships for schoolchildren: bullying.