Old Christmas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486443706)

Washington Irving's delightful account of a festive Christmas holiday includes five incomparable essays. Written well over a century ago, Irving's sketches celebrate the celebration with heartwarming descriptions of Yuletide events.
Irving recalls with warmth and wonder his many colorful experiences of a traditional Victorian Christmas while a guest at an English estate -- from the Christmas Eve trip by a stagecoach filled with rosy-cheeked boys returning from school, and scenes of domestic hilarity during holiday games, to solemn services at the village church and the return home to a sumptuous holiday dinner.
Enhanced with more than 100 charming illustrations by noted nineteenth-century artist Randolph Caldecott, this engaging book helped nurture America's recognition of the holiday. Perfect for gift-giving, the collection elicits from a master American storyteller a magical remembrance of Christmas past.

Author: Washington Irving
ISBN-10: 0486443701
ISBN-13: 9780486443706
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2005
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.46h x 6.46w x 0.52d