Christmas Miscellany
Author: Jonathan Green
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Published: 2009-11
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 1602397570
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is myrrh? Why do people kiss under the mistletoe? What is a Yule log? And much...
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Nowell! A Christmas Miscellany
Author: Tim Dowley
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2024-06-28
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNowell! A Christmas Miscellany offers a rich mix of Christmas-themed poetry and prose, extending from classic seasonal poetry to terrible jokes; from carols to journal entries and letters; from much-loved Christmas traditions to favorite Christmas films, music, and paintings. The book is catholic in its breadth, including sermons of the early church as well as twenty-first century verse and items from many nations and a broad spectrum of churches. For ease of use, the anthology is arranged by category and equipped with user-friendly indexes. This book is designed for personal enjoyment and meditation, but it can also be a useful worship resource, providing much-loved as well as new and unusual readings for seasonal events and festivities.
Christmas Miscellany
Author: Jonathan Green
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-10-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1510725709
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover the meaning of the season’s traditions! Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Christmas the way we do? In this whimsical book, Jonathan Green tells you all about the fascinating stories behind our most beloved holiday traditions. Make yourself cozy by the fireplace, open up this fully illustrated treasure trove, and learn: Why we sing carols Why we burn Yule logs Why we hang stockings Why we kiss under the mistletoe Why we send greeting cards Why there are twelve days of Christmas And what is figgy pudding? Each chapter explores a different custom and its history: when and where it started, how it has changed over the centuries, and why we still love to recreate it today. You’ll learn why holly and ivy are important symbols, who Good King Wenceslas was, and why we eat turkey for Christmas dinner. Additional fun facts and trivia are sprinkled throughout, accompanied by classic illustrations. This is the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for curious-minded friends and family this holiday season!
Schott's Original Miscellany
Author: Ben Schott
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Published: 2003-08-04
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781582343495
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImpossible to read at one sitting, but utterly unputdownable, Schott's Original Miscellany is a unique collection of fabulous trivia. What other book boasts an index that includes shoelace lengths, sign language, and the seven deadly sins; dueling and dwarves; the hair color of Miss America and the Hampton Court maze? Where else can you find, packed onto one page, the names of golf strokes, a history of the Hat Tax, cricketing dismissals, nouns of assemblage, an unofficial motto of the US Postal Service, and the flag of Guadeloupe? Where else but Schott's Original Miscellany will you stumble across John Lennon's cat, the supplier of bagpipes to the Queen, the labors of Hercules, and the brutal methods of murder encountered by Miss Marple? A book like no other, Schott's Original Miscellany is entertaining, informative, unpredictable, and utterly addictive.
The Scapular Book
Author: Catholic Church
Publisher:
Published: 1867
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRound About the Christmas Tree
Author: Becky Brown
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2018-09-06
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 1509899863
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRound About the Christmas Tree is the perfect Christmas gift for booklovers, as all facets of the festive season are represented here in one gorgeous volume. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition is introduced by Ned Halley and features the classic, charming illustrations of Alice Ercle Hunt. This anthology reveals the inspiration Christmas gives so many writers, whether as a time for celebration, for family, or as a chance to remember those in hardship. There are heart-warming stories from Charles Dickens and E. Nesbit, comic fun from G. K. Chesterton and Saki, touching whimsy from Hans Christian Andersen, and even crimes to solve from Arthur Conan Doyle.
British Settler Emigration in Print, 1832-1877
Author: Jude Piesse
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 0198752962
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBritish Settler Emigration in Print, 1832-1877 examines the literature of Victorian settler emigration in America, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, arguing that popular Victorian periodicals played a key and overlooked role in imagining and moderating this dramatic historical experience.
G.W.M. Reynolds Reimagined
Author: Jennifer Conary
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-04-21
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1000821609
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis essay collection proposes that G.W.M. Reynolds’s contribution to Victorian print culture reveals the interrelations between authorship, genre, and radicalism in popular print culture of the nineteenth century. As a best-selling author of popular fiction marketed to the lower classes, and a passionate champion of radical politics and "the industrious classes," Reynolds and his work demonstrate the relevance of Victorian Studies to topics of pressing contemporary concern including populism, working-class fiction, the concept of ‘originality’, and the collective scholarly endeavour to ‘widen’ and ‘undiscipline’ Victorian Studies. Bringing together well-known and newly-emerging scholars from across different disciplinary perspectives, the volume explores the importance of Reynolds Studies to scholarship on the nineteenth-century. This book will appeal to students and scholars of the nineteenth-century press, popular culture, and of authorship, as well as to Victorian Studies scholars interested in the translation of Victorian texts into new and indigenous markets.
The Modern Christmas in America
Author: William Waits
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 1994-10
Total Pages: 291
ISBN-13: 0814792847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn historical survey of American Christmas that describes how the modern holiday emerged. It traces the evolution from years prior to 1880, when people presented one another simple, handmade presents, through the late 19th century when industrialization inundated the celebration with inexpensive "tawdry" trinkets, to today. Includes photographs of store and product advertising. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Christmas Unwrapped
Author: Amy Shields
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Published: 2011-11
Total Pages: 65
ISBN-13: 1616084693
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains many facts about Christmas.
