Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

For a Christmas in the Woods (1894)

“Boxing Day at the End of the World,” The Illustrated American 16 (Christmas 1894): 818.

Monday, December 25, 2017

Ancient Representations of the Nativity: The Ox and the Ass (1826)

William Hone, “Ancient Representations of the Nativity: The Ox and the Ass,”  The Every-day Book: Or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastime, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in Past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Months, & Seasons. And a Perpetual Key to the Almanack; Including Accounts of the Weather, Rules for Health and Conduct, Remarkable and Important Anecdotes, Facts, and Notices, in Chronology, Antiquities, Topography, Biography, Natural History, Art, Science, and General Literature; Derived from the Most Authentic Sources, and Valuable Original Communications, with Poetical Elucidations, for Daily Use and Diversion. (London: Hunt and Clark, 1826). 1610.

Sunday, December 24, 2017

I Walked the Streets on Christmas Eve (1882)

R.H. Stoddard, “A Christmas Carol,” Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine 11 (January 1882): 1.

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Gathering the Mistletoe (1882)

“A Brief Chat About Christmas,” Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine 11 (January 1882): 5.

Friday, December 22, 2017

Their Wild Guitars and Voices Clear (1826)

William Hone. The Every-day Book: Or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastime, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in Past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Months, & Seasons. And a Perpetual Key to the Almanack; Including Accounts of the Weather, Rules for Health and Conduct, Remarkable and Important Anecdotes, Facts, and Notices, in Chronology, Antiquities, Topography, Biography, Natural History, Art, Science, and General Literature; Derived from the Most Authentic Sources, and Valuable Original Communications, with Poetical Elucidations, for Daily Use and Diversion. (London: Hunt and Clark, 1826). 1629.

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Christmas Will Be (1897)

Adelaide Victoria Finch. The Finch Primer.(Boston: Ginn & Company, 1897), 36.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Whilst You Were Sleeping, Little Dear-My-Soul, Strange Things Have Happened (1898)

Eugene Field, “The Mouse and the Moonbeam,” The Children’s Fourth Reader, Ellen M. Cyr, ed. (Boston: Ginn and Co., 1898), 70.

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Monday, January 6, 2014

The Trapper's Christmas Carol (1870)

 "The Trapper's Christmas Carol." Appleton's Journal of Literature, Science, and Art. 3 (January 1, 1870).

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Lord of Misrule (1884)

"Christmas Past." Harper's New Monthly Magazine. 70 (December 1884).

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Wassailing the Apple Trees in Devonshire (1902)

William Frances Dawson. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries: Depicting, by Pen and Pencil, Memorable Celebrations, Stately Meetings of Early Kings, Remarkable Event, Romantic Episodes, Brave Deeds, Picturesque Customs, Time-honoured Sports, Royal Christmases, Coronations and Royal Marriages, Chivalric Feats, Court Banquetings and Revellings, Christmas at the Colleges and the Inns of Court, Popular Festivities, and Christmas-keeping in Different Parts of the World, Derived from the Most Authentic Sources, and Arranged Chronologically. (London: Elliot Stock, 1902).

Friday, December 6, 2013

St. Nicholas & the Miracle of the Three Butchered Children (1874)

Anna Brownell Jameson.Sacred and Legendary Art. Volume 2. Containing the Patron Saints, the Martyrs, the Early Bishops, the Hermits, and the Warrior Saints of Christendom, as Represented in the Fine Arts. 7th ed. (London: Longman, Green, and Co., 1874.)

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Mr. Dog and Mr. Bear Met Right at the Cottage Door (1915)

Mabel Fuller Blodgett. "The Strange Story of Mr. Dog and Mr. Bear. St. Nicholas. 43 (December 1915).

Monday, December 2, 2013

Calculated for Different Parallels (1877)

The Illustrated Catholic Family Almanac for the United States for the Year of Our Lord 1877. Calculated for Different Parallels of Latitude and Adapted for Use Throughout the Country. (New York: The Catholic Publication Society, 1877).

Saturday, December 29, 2012

The Christmas Tree (1872)

The Christmas Tree
"Christmas Throughout Christendom." Harper's New Monthly Magazine 46. (December 1872).

Friday, December 28, 2012

Characters in Christmas Plays (1872)

Characters in the Christmas plays: Devil, Pharisees, Angel Gabriel, Star-bearer
"Christmas Throughout Christendom." Harper's New Monthly Magazine 46. (December 1872).