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Lifetime: 1822 - 1912 Passed: ≈ 112 years ago

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John Leighton

Books by John Leighton

Christmas Comes but Once a Year Cover image

Christmas Comes but Once a Year

Satire Comedy Novel
Family 19th century Christmas Social Satire England Music social commentary Humor Victorian era Organist Suburban Life Holiday Tradition

This novel, set in the mid-19th century, centers around the eccentric characters inhabiting a wealthy, yet seemingly dysfunctional, Victorian household during the Christmas season. John Brown's family embodies the superficiality of the upper-class, w...