Christmas Past
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As the modern celebration of Christmas took shape across the nineteenth century, American writers gave it new meaning in the pages of countless books and magazines. Now, for the first time, this rich anthology brings together some of the most significant of those seasonal stories to retell a forgotten tale of Christmases past. From the authors who helped define a national literary culture, to the popular sentimentalists who negotiated Christmas’s position at the center of family life, to the rea
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This collection brings together significant 19th-century American Christmas stories that helped shape how the holiday was celebrated and understood during a transformative period. From defining literary voices to popular sentimental writers, these works capture Christmas's evolving position at the center of family life and national culture. Readers are offered a curated journey through the pages of historic magazines and books that gave the modern celebration new meaning.
The anthology's strength lies in retelling a forgotten tale of Christmases past through diverse authorial perspectives, providing a nuanced look beyond modern commercialized traditions. Those interested in American cultural history, literary traditions, and the evolution of holiday customs will find this compilation particularly illuminating. It successfully revives these seasonal narratives to reveal how 19th-century writers fundamentally constructed the emotional and cultural architecture of Christmas as we know it.
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