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Christmas
A History
Taschenbuch von Judith Flanders
Sprache: Englisch

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'Flanders covers every aspect of Christmas - from mistletoe to the invention of Sellotape, from the knockabout violence of mummers' plays to the 1914 Christmas truce . . . A catalogue of colourful information, and as surprising an assortment of items as any you might find heaped up under a tree.' Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Observer

'Flanders, of course, debunks the myths and traces the history with the aid of untiring research and formidable dedication. However, she and the book are at their communal best in placing Christmas in its human dimension . . . This is a book that explains wassailing, the growth of mistletoe, the origins of the mince pie, the ubiquity of the Christmas tree (no, not all down to Prince Albert) and the emergence of Santa as a captain of industry . . . This, and much more, is what makes her work so engrossing.' Sunday Herald

'If you want to think about the actual meaning of Christmas, why it still matters to us so much, this is the book you need.' Evening Standard

'[Flanders] unwraps layer upon layer of stories, myths and legends about the festival, touching on everyone from Charles Dickens to David Sedaris . . . Her book is stuffed with facts - enough to satiate even the most ravenous postprandial taste for quizzing.' Sunday Times

'Flanders covers every aspect of Christmas - from mistletoe to the invention of Sellotape, from the knockabout violence of mummers' plays to the 1914 Christmas truce . . . A catalogue of colourful information, and as surprising an assortment of items as any you might find heaped up under a tree.' Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Observer

'Flanders, of course, debunks the myths and traces the history with the aid of untiring research and formidable dedication. However, she and the book are at their communal best in placing Christmas in its human dimension . . . This is a book that explains wassailing, the growth of mistletoe, the origins of the mince pie, the ubiquity of the Christmas tree (no, not all down to Prince Albert) and the emergence of Santa as a captain of industry . . . This, and much more, is what makes her work so engrossing.' Sunday Herald

'If you want to think about the actual meaning of Christmas, why it still matters to us so much, this is the book you need.' Evening Standard

'[Flanders] unwraps layer upon layer of stories, myths and legends about the festival, touching on everyone from Charles Dickens to David Sedaris . . . Her book is stuffed with facts - enough to satiate even the most ravenous postprandial taste for quizzing.' Sunday Times

Über den Autor
Judith Flanders is the author of several critically acclaimed and bestselling books: A Circle of Sisters (2001), which was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award; The Invention of Murder (2001), shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-fiction; The Victorian House: Domestic Life from Childbirth to Deathbed(2003); The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens¿ London (2012), shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times History Book of the Year; The Making of Home (2014), Christmas: A History (2017) and A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order (2020). In her copious leisure time, she also writes the Sam Clair series of comic crime novels.
Zusammenfassung
The acclaimed author of The Victorian House and The Victorian City tells the story of the celebration of Christmas, from mummers' plays to the invention of Sellotape, revealing much fascinating new information and shattering many myths.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781529003567
ISBN-10: 1529003563
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Flanders, Judith
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Maße: 195 x 128 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Judith Flanders
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2018
Gewicht: 0,199 kg
Artikel-ID: 114174120
Über den Autor
Judith Flanders is the author of several critically acclaimed and bestselling books: A Circle of Sisters (2001), which was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award; The Invention of Murder (2001), shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-fiction; The Victorian House: Domestic Life from Childbirth to Deathbed(2003); The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens¿ London (2012), shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times History Book of the Year; The Making of Home (2014), Christmas: A History (2017) and A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order (2020). In her copious leisure time, she also writes the Sam Clair series of comic crime novels.
Zusammenfassung
The acclaimed author of The Victorian House and The Victorian City tells the story of the celebration of Christmas, from mummers' plays to the invention of Sellotape, revealing much fascinating new information and shattering many myths.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781529003567
ISBN-10: 1529003563
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Flanders, Judith
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Maße: 195 x 128 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Judith Flanders
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2018
Gewicht: 0,199 kg
Artikel-ID: 114174120
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