Project Gutenberg 2016-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 232 Hone, William 1780 1842 Cecil, John The Every-day Book and Table Book, v. 1 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé, Google Books for some images. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Every-Day Book, and Table Book" by William Hone is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive calendar, detailing various customs, ceremonies, events, and pastimes associated with each day of the year, weaving together a rich tapestry of social history. Its intent is to catalog and celebrate the diverse aspects of life and culture throughout the seasons, providing readers with both informative and entertaining content. At the start of the volume, the author outlines the purpose and structure of the work, emphasizing that it offers a daily reflection on historical events, popular amusements, and distinct customs tied to the calendar. Hone presents January as the first month, focusing on its cold characteristics and the mythology surrounding its name, Janus, while highlighting important festivities such as New Year's Day. He touches on various historical references and anecdotes that illustrate how people in different cultures celebrated the start of the year, enriching the narrative with poetic quotations and engaging observations about past practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- Social life and customs Days DA Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 4530503 4535713 2024-09-22T07:08:23.869504 2023-09-23T05:42:00.360037 text/html text/html 4549606 2016-10-14T08:01:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 13416382 2016-10-14T08:02:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 14877354 2024-09-22T07:12:44.186700 application/epub+zip 14934481 2024-09-22T07:10:06.926494 application/epub+zip 1858260 2024-09-22T07:09:15.270756 application/epub+zip 16369822 2024-09-22T07:13:36.075449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 16122518 2024-09-22T07:11:11.080673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2992311 2022-09-24T07:07:19.567699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3520163 3519930 2024-09-22T07:07:58.105646 2023-09-23T05:41:36.821849 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 3520442 2016-10-14T08:01:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 1399119 2016-10-14T08:02:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18496 2024-09-22T07:13:36.601440 application/rdf+xml 15845 2024-09-22T07:09:16.111744 image/jpeg 1966 2024-09-22T07:09:15.711743 image/jpeg 13522635 2024-09-22T07:08:24.639536 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog