A Jane Austen Christmas
In which the author accidently wrote a book.
As I mentioned, for Twelfth Night at Longbourn, I never did find THE book on Regency Era Christmas. So I had to do a lot more research that I expected to pull all the its-and-bits together.
Once I’d done that, I blogged about what I had found out. After a bunch of blogs, I realized I was basically holding a book.
I accidently wrote a book! So I published it.
I give you …
A Jane Austen Christmas
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.
I loved Kitty ‘s redemption in this book and the description of the holiday.