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This elegant gift edition brings together Washington Irving's five Christmas stories in a single volume, presented with a delightful gold-embossed cover design, gilded page edges and original illustrations.

A nice edition with 100 illustrations from a 1876 edition.

Old Christmas was published in book form in 1876. It contains the five Christmas stories in Irving's Sketch Book, where he portrayed an idealized celebration of old-fashioned Christmas customs... Read Full Overview

There is nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than the lingerings of the holiday customs and rural games of former times. So begins Irving's classic recital of Christmas traditions in 19th-century England. Originally part of The Sketch... Read Full Overview

Old Christmas is a tale of the quaint and old English traditions of celebrating Christmas. Irving travels to the English countryside and meets an old schoolmate, who invites him home to spend Christmas at the family estate.

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About Old Christmas by Washington Irving Old Christmas is a tale of the quaint and old English traditions of celebrating Christmas. Irving travels... Read Full Overview

Warmly Convivial and delightfully festival, this charming and long forgotten holiday classic, by one of American literature's most beloved writiers, was inspired, in part, by Dickens' A Christmas Carol and other celebrations of oldtime Yule.Splendid suppers and rural churches,... Read Full Overview

Old Christmas by Washington Irving is a classic American short story that follows the holiday traditions of a small English village and the warm hospitality of its inhabitants. Set in the 17th century, Irving's timeless tale of Christmas cheer and nostalgia is sure to bring joy... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

This book has been restored and reprinted from the 1886 edition. It is a high quality reproduction that retains the typesetting and illustrations of the original, which add to the charming antique feel of the book. The image on the paperback cover has been reproduced from the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Old Christmas is a collection of five Christmas stories, portraying an idealized celebration of old-fashioned Christmas customs at a quaint English manor, and depicting harmonious warm-hearted English Christmas festivities, which author experienced while staying in Aston Hall,... Read Full Overview

With earnest sentimentality, Old Christmas by the prolific author Washington Irving spreads a simple message of joy as it provides a descriptive narrative on the traditions, origins, and miscellaneous details of the celebration of an English Christmas. Separated into... Read Full Overview

With earnest sentimentality, Old Christmas by the prolific author Washington Irving spreads a simple message of joy as it provides a descriptive narrative on the traditions, origins, and miscellaneous details of the celebration of an English Christmas. Separated into... Read Full Overview

After the dance was concluded, the whole party was entertained with brawn and beef, and stout home-brewed. The Squire himself mingled among the rustics, and was received with awkward demonstrations of deference and regard. -from "Christmas Day" Warmly convivial and delightfully... Read Full Overview