Old Christmas 古老的圣诞节（英文版） (English Edition)

Written well over a century ago, Washington 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. Irving was counted a prolific essayist, biographer and historian, his delightful account of a festive Christmas holiday includes five incomparable essays. In the stories of the Sketch Book, Irving portrayed an idealized celebration of old-fashioned Christmas customs at a quaint English manor, depicting the harmonious warm-hearted English Christmas festivities he experienced while staying in Aston Hall, Birmingham, England. The book contributed to the revival and reinterpretation of the Christmas holiday in the United States.

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