A Jane Austen Christmas: Celebrating the Season of Romance, Ribbons and Mistletoe, by Carlo DeVito
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Filled with the remarkable wit and insight of one of the world's most cherished authors, A Jane Austen Christmas gives readers insight into Austen's life through little-known stories about how she and her family celebrated the treasured holiday season.Carlo DeVito provides an intimate portrait of Austen's most cherished Christmas memories with her family: from the gift of her first writing desk, to her first love and heartbreak, to her brewing mead and beer in time for the holidays. Along the way readers will spend a holiday in the Austen house, celebrate Jane's birthday, meet the inspiration for more than a dozen characters, attend the Christmastide series of balls, and learn how to make family's favorite recipes and dedicate a novel to the Prince Regent. Remarkably fresh and supremely entertaining, A Jane Austen Christmas brings Austen's world to life as never before.
A Jane Austen Christmas: Celebrating the Season of Romance, Ribbons and Mistletoe, by Carlo DeVito- Amazon Sales Rank: #1113923 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-06
- Released on: 2015-10-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.00" h x .70" w x 5.00" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 192 pages
About the Author Carlo DeVito, a feature writer for "Mirror" magazines, has written cover stories on John Daly, Shaquille O'Neal, the Dallas Cowboys, Greg Norman, Joe Montana, and Garth Brooks. An editor for fourteen years, he is also the author of ten books, including "The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations" and "Critical Lives: Jesse Owens".
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Disappointing-- Look elsewhere for a Georgian Christmas By Anglophile I was really looking forward to this book as a Janeite and historian. The book, however, does not spend too much time on Georgian period Christmas traditions (as I thought it would) but rather discusses traditions more in passing and focuses on Jane's experiences during various Christmas seasons.The book's real error is its lack of original research, scholarship, or thought. DeVito relies heavily on the works of others; the majority of the book is block quotes from Austen historians or enthusiasts. Seeing a book that is primarily the work of others was a real turn-off for me. Also egregious was the many mistakes in the book as Meredith's review indicates. Saying Mr. Bingley is from Sense and Sensibility! The horrible typos, incorrect information, and block quotes combine to question the reliability of the information and make the book downright abhorrent. The only reason I gave it two stars is that it does have a good bibliography so I know where to start for some better information.As a friend of mine said "It is a truth universally understood that the Janeites are ripe for ripoffs of the master!"
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. 3.5 stars! Visiting Jane Austen During the Holiday Season By Meredith (Austenesque Reviews) When it comes to Jane Austen and Christmas, Janeites and Austen-lovers long to know how their beloved authoress celebrated the holiday season. Many of the holiday traditions we celebrate and recognize come from the Victorian Era and later, but what about the Georgian Era? What are the differences and similarities between the Austens’ holiday festivities and our own modern-day celebrations?In A Jane Austen Christmas, Carlo DeVito illustrates six different and significant Christmas seasons in Jane Austen’s life. Each chapter is devoted to a different year and expounds upon not only the special event that occurred that year but also the traditions and festivities the Austens would take part in and practice during that time. The six years and a breakdown of each chapter is below.1786 – Jane meets cousin Eliza de Feuillide for the first time.1794 – Jane receives her writing desk for her birthday.1795 – Jane encounters and flirts with Tom Lefroy.1802 – Jane receives a proposal from Harris Bigg-Wither.1809 – Jane’s first Christmas at Chawton.1815 – Jane publishes Emma.I loved how this book was segmented and highlighted specific Christmas seasons in Jane Austen’s life. The traditions and pastimes of the Austen family were easily brought to life with the vivid descriptions and details provided in these chapters. In addition, I greatly appreciated the informative context of traditions and customs practiced during the Georgian Christmas season. I loved learning about the games and amusements, the making and drinking of homemade wine, beer, and other libations, and the household customs and family celebrations that dear Jane and her family would have enjoyed. I found the background information fascinating and wonderfully edifying. It is exactly what I wanted to know about Jane Austen and the Georgian Christmas season!I thought the concept and premise for A Jane Austen Christmas was brilliant and well-executed, I was such a fan of how the information was presented, the years and traditions highlighted, and the book’s overall attractive and elegant design. However, much to my disappointment, there were a surprising amount of uncaught errors. I’m not talking about typos and missing commas – more along the lines of embarrassing blunders that were too frequent and too big for me to ignore. Such errors included:- Misspelling the names of two Austen bloggers that were cited- Mixing up family relations (Thomas Knight, who adopted Edward Austen and made him his heir, was not George Austen’s brother!)- Citing the unpublished Northanger Abbey (Susan) manuscript sold to Crosby as both Catherine and Lady Susan.- Referring to Mr. Bingley as a character in Sense and Sensibility.- Misspelling Austen (Austin) and Charlotte Lucas (Luca) to name a few.I’m not one to bring up editing often in my reviews as I know that to “err is human” and because a couple misspelled words or grammar mistakes are forgivable and not very distracting. But I’m afraid the numerous amount of errors and misrepresented facts I found in this book is not as forgivable. These mistakes present inaccurate information that misinforms the reader and puts into question the research, attention, and time put in by the author and editors. It’s both disappointing and frustrating as I loved everything else about this book and would have been happy to give it 5 stars! But I’m afraid due to the many unacceptable errors that I found to be disruptive to my overall enjoyment, my rating will have to be 3.5 stars. Which is a shame because this could have been a perfect gift to give to Janeites and Austen-lovers this year!Austenesque Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Psuedo-researched, garbage book with no information or sign of intelligence. By carrie Do not buy this book. This was without a doubt the worst book I have ever attempted to read. It is filled with spelling and grammar errors. So many that it's obvious neither the author or editors gave it the once-over. They did not care AT ALL if it was ready for publication, just printed it because they knew they would make money off of it. The 'author' should not be considered one, as most of the book is just block quotations of other people's work/thoughts. Literally some of the quotes are from 'Ms. So and so, who works in a museum/bookstore.' Not actually experts on Jane Austen or the time period! Additionally, the writing doesn't make any sense!! In the first chapter, he mentions SEVERAL times that Mr. and Mrs. Austen were from 'humble birth but led a comfortable life.' Then he moves on to another topic, then slips this (unimportant) info in AGAIN. It was infuriating how obviously this book was just filler/BS. He goes on for two pages explaining how the 12 days of Christmas are... you guessed it, the 12 days after Christmas!!! He spends so long explaining this in every possible combination of words! It was ridiculous! After that, I had to put the book down, utterly disgusted, and I returned it the next day as soon as I could. I love Jane Austen, but I hated this trash. Please do yourself a favor and read ANYTHING else.
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