Since the Victorian era, ... nor doth He sleep,’” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow proclaims in the tremendous final verse of his 1865 Civil War poem “Christmas Bells.” ...

His own griefs, and they were considerable, barely make an appearance in all the large body of his verse. The 1848 death of his daughter Fanny, for example, resulted in a poem, “Resignation,” which ...

Whatever you’re feeling this Christmas – and into the new year – these 25 poems capture the spirit of the season and the range of emotions we feel. From traditional Christmas verses like The ...

So competitive was the new trade that, as Tara Moore writes in Victorian Christmas in Print, even Alfred, Lord Tennyson was given 1,000 guineas to write a Christmas card poem.

A Victorian Christmas returns to Libertyville's historic Ansel B. Cook Home this holiday season, decked in lights, finery, ... "the poem wasn't published until a year later, ...

The exhibit marks the 200th anniversary of the classic poem and is a highlight of the seasonal open house - a 50-year tradition at the 1878 home listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...

The Write Out Loud organization is presenting “A Victorian Christmas,” a live performance of reading, poetry and music, inside the Queen Anne Victorian’s music room. There are two matinee ...

When George R Sims, “a jobbing journalist”, finished it in 1877, he called his poem In the Workhouse, Christmas Day, and you can bet there was never a dry eye in the house when some music hall ...

QUINCY − A Victorian Christmas will be re-created Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Houghs Neck Congregational Church. The public is invited to enjoy songs, stories, food and drink for free as the ...

TROY, N.Y. — The 41st Victorian Stroll is set for Sunday, Dec. 3 downtown in the Collar City, and this year’s also celebrates the 200th year of the poem “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas ...