A Jane Austen Christmas, Maria Grace
A Jane Austen Christmas, Maria Grace
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A Jane Austen Christmas
Regency Christmas Traditions

Author: Maria Grace

Narrator: Barry Shannon

Unabridged: 2 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/19/2019

Synopsis

Many Christmas traditions and images of 'old fashioned' holidays are based on Victorian celebrations. Going back just a little further, to the beginning of the 19th century, the holiday Jane Austen knew would have looked distinctly odd to modern sensibilities. How odd? Families rarely decorated Christmas trees. Festivities centered on socializing instead of gift-giving. Festivities focused on adults, with children largely consigned to the nursery. Holiday events, including balls, parties, dinners, and even weddings celebrations, started a week before Advent and extended all the way through to Twelfth Night in January.  Take a step into history with Maria Grace as she explores the traditions, celebrations, games and foods that made up Christmastide in Jane Austen's era. Packed with information and rich with detail from period authors, Maria Grace transports the reader to a longed-for old fashioned Christmas. Non-fiction

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa on December 09, 2020

The connection to Jane Austen is very slight; the subtitle would be a more accurate title. This compilation of Regency Christmas holiday traditions is a good general overview that rarely dips deep, but then it doesn't really have to. For anyone looking to celebrate Christmas the early-19th-century w......more

Goodreads review by Meredith (Austenesque Reviews) on June 30, 2019

An Informative Reference to Regency Christmastide Celebrations and Recipes Rating: 3.5 stars Isn’t it wonderful when two things you love are combined? Like Jane Austen and Christmas? 🙂 I love reading Jane Austen-Inspired Christmas stories, and I am so happy that so many new ones are coming out each y......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on January 04, 2015

An excellent Christmas traditions, games, and original recipes. Very informative.......more

Goodreads review by Tori on December 19, 2021

For a book using Jane Austen's name, it was very lacking in Jane Austen. I probably would have rated it higher if it was simply titled Regency Christmas Traditions.......more

Goodreads review by Gratia on November 29, 2023

Wonderful source of information Ms Grace delves into the minutiae of Regency life over the winter festive season. Although there is some repetition, the book is overall well researched and informative. I recommend it to authors of Regency based books as well as people who are just interested in learn......more

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