This is the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for the curious-minded during the holiday season.
Essays Fast and Loose: A Christmas Miscellany
Why do we have turkey and Christmas pudding at our Christmas dinner? Why were children encouraged to burn their fingers at Christmas in Victorian England? What was the kissing bough?...
Additional fun facts and trivia are sprinkled throughout, accompanied by classic illustrations. This is the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for curious-minded friends and family this holiday season!
For these are the very stories and poems that Mr Bishop himself reads each and every December placing his good-natured soul well and truly in the Christmas spirit.
For these are the very stories and poems that Mark Blasdale personally reads each and every December, placing his good-natured soul well and truly in the Christmas spirit.
Following the success of the three-volume series, Birth, Marriage and Death and the Irish (2016-2021), this collection examines the celebration of Christmas among the Irish, from the seventh century to the present day.
1 swan Olive oil First clean and gut your swan, then cover the outside of the bird with olive oil. roast it on a spit or, failing that, in the oven. baste frequently with its own juice and when it is done, carve and serve in pieces. if ...
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