Old Christmas

Five incomparable essays preserve Irving's delightful impressions of Yuletide events when he was a guest at an English estate in the 1870s. Heartwarming descriptions of a Christmas Eve trip by stagecoach, holiday games, services at the village church, and a sumptuous dinner are enhanced with more than 100 charming sketches by noted illustrator Randolph Caldecott. An enduring classic that helped promote America's recognition of this beloved holiday.