Beschreibung:
'Flanders covers every aspect of Christmas - from mistletoe to the invention of Sellotape, from the knockabout violence of mummers' plays to the 1914 Christmas truce . . . A catalogue of colourful information, and as surprising an assortment of items as any you might find heaped up under a tree.' Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Observer
The acclaimed author of The Victorian House and The Victorian City tells the story of the celebration of Christmas, from mummers' plays to the invention of Sellotape, revealing much fascinating new information and shattering many myths.