Moore analyzes how the Christmas holiday, revitalized during the Victorian era, and the flurry of texts supporting it contributed to English national identity. INDICE: Introduction - Books for Christmas, 1822-1860 - How Victorians Read Christmas - How Mr. Punch Stole Christmas: The Evolution of the Holiday in Periodicals - Ghost Stories at Christmas - The Expansion of Christmas Consumerism: Gifts and Commodities - The Poetry of Christmas - Modern Marketing of the Victorian Christmas
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61654-7
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 21/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés