A Sussex Christmas
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-83705-011-6 (ISBN)
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This absorbing collection of Sussex carols and customs, seasonal recipes and literary tales, plays and pastimes, re-examines the rich heritage of Christmas past from around the county. Stories range from the Anglo-Saxon era to the Second World War, encompassing urban and rural Sussex, and featuring secular and religious celebrations of rich and poor, which is sure to enthrall both long-time residents and newcomers alike.
From tales of Brighton Pavilion under snow and old festive recipes to well-known seasonal songs, such as Good King Wenceslas and the traditional Sussex wassail, A Sussex Christmas provides the reader with a seasonal anthology of the county and will be a treat for all.
FRAN DOEL MA & Dr Geoff Doel lecture in Cultural Studies for the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kent and have lectured extensively in adult education at various universities on literature, medieval and traditional culture. They are the authors of several books on aspects of traditional British Culture, including Worlds of Arthur and Robin Hood, both published by The History Press. Dr GEOFF DOEL has thirty years’ experience of researching and lecturing on folklore for the universities of Kent & Sussex, Birkbeck and Goldsmiths Colleges and the City Lit. He has a PhD on Thomas Hardy and alongside Fran Doel MA, has lectured extensively in adult education at various universities on literature, medieval and traditional culture. Together, they are the authors of several books on aspects of traditional British Culture, including Worlds of Arthur, Robin Hood, and A Dorset Christmas all published by The History Press.
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Copyright
Contents
The Authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
A Sussex Christmas
Good King Wenceslas
Christmas Decorations
Candlemas Day, 2 February
A Chichester Christmas Miracle
The Winter ‘stage’
Crowborough and Uckfield’s Air-Raid Siren Problems, Christmas 1939
Christmas Ghost Stories and Hauntings
Hastings Fishermen’s Christmas Customs
Christmas in Hastings Workhouse
The Pumpkin Rum
Midwinter Storm Destruction of Eastbourne Pier and the Brighton Chain Pier
The Christmas Postman
Lord of Misrule at Chichester
The Sinner’s Redemption
The Wintertime Collier Boats
The Up Park Alarmist
History in a House – St Mary’S, Bramber
The Chichester Boy Bishops
A Church Quire Visits the Gentry on Christmas Eve, 1847
Michael Turner’s Epitaph
Brighton Pavilion Under Snow
The Christ Child in Sussex
The Christmas Hunt
The Song of the Foxes
Sussex Mummers and Tipteerers
The Compton Tipteerers
Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm
Plum Pottage and Plum Pudding
Christmas in the First World War With the Royal Sussex
Twelfth Night
The Avalanche on the South Downs
Christmas in the Lewes Children’s Homes, 1933
A Home Coming
Memories of a Petworth Christmas Dinner, 1812
Sussex Christmas Ale
Great Frosts in Sussex
Christmas in Brighton Hospital During the Second World War
Eddi’s Service
The Mote in the Middle Distance
A Wartime Recipe For Almond Shortbread
The Sussex Wassail
Apple Wassailing – the ‘Duncton Howlers’
When Christmas Was Cancelled and Witches Were Abroad
Epiphany and a Time of Giving
Tucks Christmas Cards, 1940S-Style
The Pelham Dole
Christmas Term at Lancing College
The Murderers’ Table
Midhurst Mail Robbery
Beeding Christmas Dinner Dole, 1874
Christmas Church Music in the Past
Soft Snow
The Trees Are All Bare
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.09.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Stroud |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Anthologien |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte | |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
| Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83705-011-2 / 1837050112 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83705-011-6 / 9781837050116 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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