Old Christmas by Washington Irving
A nostalgic collection of sketches and tales that evokes old-fashioned English Christmas customs—wassail, mummers, roasted boar and Yule-log revelry—through humorous portraits of characters, cozy domestic scenes, and gentle moral reflections; the pieces celebrate communal hospitality, pageantry, and seasonal music while romanticizing rural traditions and the comforting continuity of holiday rites.
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- Published
- 1819
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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