Victorian Times Quarterly #6

By Moira Allen

Every issue of Victorian Times Quarterly is a treasure-trove of hand-picked, original Victoriana from British and American magazines of the 1800's. You'll find a wealth of ideas on decorating your home or table in the Victorian style, plus delicious recipes (perfect for hosting your own authentic Victorian tea ) and inspiring craft projects and patterns. Plus, enjoy whimsical stories and poetry, beautiful illustrations, pictorial features and rib-tickling cartoons. Taking you from the royal palace to the humble country cottage, every issue brings you a unique, first-hand look at Victorian life. Victorian Times Quarterly is your ticket to explore - and enjoy - the beautiful, elegant, and ever-changing Victorian world. In Victorian Times Quarterly #6: A Halloween frolic and nutting party in the woods - Etiquette suggestions for guest and host, and how to furbish a guest-chamber - Objectionable wedding customs - The Brunswick ghost - A British family's adventures on a California ranch (serial) - E. Nesbit's childhood reminiscences (serial) - How to paint imitation stained glass - Hosting a high tea - A look at a South African ostrich farm - Fiction special: The Ghosts of Nether Talkington - Adventures of a British "tenderfoot" on a Texas cattle ranch - Some charming bookmarks to make - An Englishman on life in Paris - Writing to the rats: will it make them go away? - How to tell if it's going to rain - Guy Fawkes Day - Victorian ways to decorate a dinner table - Caring for the birds in winter - Children's letters to Santa Claus - Christmas in British history - The personal Christmas cards of Victorian celebrities - Christmas in Australia - Curious Christmas pies and pastries of the past - The Christmas table - Christmas games and entertainments - Recipes for a winter tea - St. Nicholas' Eve in Belgium... plus a bevy of Christmas carols, poems and illustrations

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1537192205
• ISBN13: 9781537192208
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"