Although people may not realize it, the modern Christmas book market carries on a Victorian legacy. An explosion of Christmas print matter reinvigorated and regularized the holiday during the mid-Victorian period, infusing Christmas with emotionally-charged expectations of reading. Tara Moore elucidates the evolution of Christmas publishing trends that dictated authors' writing schedules and reflected gift-giving rituals. As Victorian shopping customs evolved, publishers satisfied consumers with a range of holiday print matter, including novels, ghost stories, periodicals, children's books, and poetry. Ultimately, Victorian Christmas in Print analyzes how the revitalized holiday and the flurry of texts supporting it contributed to English national identity.

Author: T. Moore
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 08/21/2009
Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780230616547
2009 Edition


Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 10/09/2009 pg. 16

About the Author
TARA MOORE teaches at Pennsylvania State University, York Campus, USA.