The Illustrated Victorian Christmas: A Visual Celebration of 19th-Century Traditions, Customs, and Holiday Life

STEP INTO THE WARMTH, WONDER, AND TIMELESS MAGIC OF A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS.Journey back to the 19th Century and experience Christmas as the Victorians knew it-glowing trees and crackling fires, candlelit churches and bustling holiday markets, Christmas carols and greeting cards, sumptuous feasts and family gatherings, beautifully wrapped gifts, winter sleigh rides, and cherished seasonal traditions.In The Illustrated Victorian Christmas: A Visual Celebration of 19th-Century Traditions, Customs, and Holiday Life, author, artist, and historian Lochlainn Seabrook brings the Victorian Yuletide vividly to life through engaging historical profiles and original full-color artwork.Explore the Christmas tree, decorations, cards and greetings, caroling, churchgoing, holiday foods and drinks, gift-giving, toys and games, Christmas books and ghost stories, seasonal entertainment, winter travel, New Year celebrations, and many other customs that filled the Victorian season with color, faith, family, merriment, and good cheer.Richly illustrated and grounded in historical research, this beautiful volume also reveals how the Victorians revived, adapted, popularized, and passed down many beloved traditions still observed throughout the Western world today.Designed as both an accessible history and a richly illustrated holiday volume, The Illustrated Victorian Christmas is ideal for Christmas lovers, history enthusiasts, Victorians and neo-Victorians, collectors of Victoriana, families, and anyone enchanted by the beauty and traditions of an old-fashioned Christmas. Its generous 17-point large-print text also provides comfortable reading for seniors and readers with limited vision.Open these pages, step into Christmas past, and rediscover the beauty, charm, warmth, merriment, and festive splendor of a traditional Victorian holiday. Available in paperback and hardcover.American polymath Lochlainn Seabrook is a bestselling literary figure, award-winning historian, and acclaimed multidisciplinary artist whose work spans history, natural history, science, religion, the arts, and philosophy. The author of over 130 books, he is known for his disciplined scholarship, clear prose, vibrant original artwork, and commitment to evidence-based inquiry. All text copyright (c) Sea Raven Press.