{"product_id":"a-london-christmas-hb","title":"A London Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA London Christmas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is an anthology of seasonal memories compiled from journals, novels, poems, local traditions and historical events, illustrated with over forty photographs and engravings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Diatribes against seasonal excesses mingle with celebrations of a more benevolent kind - best illustrated by Charles Dickens in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this book you will find everything associated with Christmas in London through the ages – from the fifteenth century when festivities were overseen by a Lord of Misrule and seventeeth-century Puritans’ attempt to abolish Christmas entirely, to Norway's annual gift of a Christmas tree and the bravery of Londoners spending Christmas under the threat of the Blitz. A wealth of fictional characters help to celebrate the joy of the season, from Mr Pooter in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Diary of a Nobody\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the tale of a shopping spree in London in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDiary of a Provincial Lady\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is a delight for anyone who has ever spent Christmas in the capital.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adult Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57402846675324,"sku":"9781837053582","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2459\/8861\/files\/A-London-Christmas.jpg?v=1789991865","url":"https:\/\/shop.rmg.co.uk\/products\/a-london-christmas-hb","provider":"Royal Museums Greenwich Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}