The Keeping Of Christmas At Bracebridge Hall

There is truth in the saying that onlookers see more of the game than theplayers and in the same way it may be said that in this series of sketches ofrural Engl... » 

There is truth in the saying that onlookers see more of the game than theplayers and in the same way it may be said that in this series of sketches ofrural England with descriptions of rustic customs and above all of the heartykeeping of Christmas in an old country house the eyes of a sympatheticAmerican born in colonial days have seen things worth recording that mighthave been overlooked by an Englishman as too familiar to mention.WashingtonIrving was born in New York city on April 3 1783. «