OLD CHRISTMAS (Illustrated) (Annotated)

Washington Irving's *Old Christmas (Illustrated)* gathers his beloved Christmas sketches, originally associated with *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*, into a warm evocation of English holiday customs at a country manor. Blending antiquarian curiosity, gentle satire, and lyrical nostalgia, Irving portrays stagecoach travel, fireside rituals, churchgoing, feasting, and communal merriment ...