A Country House Christmas by John H. Chandler (Hardcover, 1999)

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The Christmas season was a highlight of the country house calendar. Social barriers between master and servant were loosened, family intrigues stalked the dinner table, romantic hopes were dashed or realized, and the multi-layered community which lived on and around the great estate drew together to reanact the annual cycle of custom and tradition.

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The Christmas season was a highlight of the country house calendar. Social barriers between master and servant were loosened, family intrigues stalked the dinner table, romantic hopes were dashed or realized, and the multi-layered community which lived on and around the great estate drew together to reanact the annual cycle of custom and tradition. Including extracts from Dickens, Evelyn Waugh, Washington Irving and Henry James, as well as first hand accounts from diaries, letters and account books, this book recounts Christmas as it was celebrated in the stately homes of England and Wales.

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PublisherT.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
ISBN-139780750918206
eBay Product ID (ePID)86219463

Product Key Features

Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameA Country House Christmas
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSociology, Anthropology
Publication Year1999
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn H. Chandler
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height198 mm
Item Weight300 g
Item Width127 mm

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EditorJohn H. Chandler
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
TopicLiterary Theory

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