title: Jane Austen's Christmas
author: Maria Hubert
description: "It goes beyond the usual Christmas how-to book to provide us with lavish descriptions and atmosphere of Christmas in Georgian England." -- <i>Woman's Day</i>
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  ## Regency Romps
  
  
  Book One
  
  
  
  
  
  Happy Christmas Mr Jones
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Linda Sole
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This book is the copyright of Linda Sole, 2012. It is illegal to copy this in
  any format other than those authorised by the author or publisher.
  
  
  
  
  
  All characters are born in the imagination of the author and apart from
  historical figures used as reference bear no resemblance to any person living
  or dead.
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover illustration used with the permission of its creator, Jane Odiwe. Jane
  Odiwe creates lovely Christmas cards. You can find out more at her website.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘Only two weeks to the Christmas Ball,’ Lydia Savage said and sighed as she
  looked at her sister and cousins. ‘I do love Christmas so and it seems an age
  in coming this year.’
  
  
  Jane Savage, at nineteen, older than Lydia by one year, smiled and nodded as
  she lay down the scissors she had bee