{"product_id":"the-jane-austen-christmas-token","title":"The Jane Austen Christmas Token","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA merry Christmas. No stuffy formalities required.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas wishes can be warmer than a hurried signature beneath a printed greeting. The Jane Austen Christmas Token gives your words a little occasion of their own: a hand-folded keepsake that opens layer by layer, with your personal message waiting at the centre. It echoes the eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century tradition of puzzle-purse valentines, whose folds revealed verses and affection a little at a time. For the Austen devotee drawn to handwritten letters and thoughtful rituals, it’s a way to send thanks, love or a Christmas wish worth keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe design brings together illustrations from \u003cem\u003eThe Twelve Days of Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e, four houses from Austen’s novels and characters arriving to celebrate together. It recalls a festive world of family gatherings, feasts and evergreen boughs, with a nod to the carol’s early life as a counting-and-forfeits game. Inside is Austen’s own wonderfully unceremonious wish to Cassandra: “merry Christmas, but no compliments of the season”. A fitting starting point for a note that sounds like you, rather than the committee responsible for seasonal pleasantries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy The Keep Sake Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePack of two hand-folded paper keepsakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach opens in layers, with space for a personal message at the centre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a practice sheet and folding instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper sheets measure 16 × 16 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on traditional laid paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures \u003cem\u003eThe Twelve Days of Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e illustrations arranged like a miniature memory game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior features four houses from Austen’s novels and characters arriving for Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a Christmas letter from Jane Austen to Cassandra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAusten devotees whose festive reading comes with a healthy appreciation of dry wit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary romantics reviving the pleasure of a Christmas note written by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThoughtful correspondents with more to say than “compliments of the season”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Keep Sake Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67903692079204,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/7647\/7284\/files\/the-jane-austen-christmas-token-physical-craft-kit-12-bookgeek-1265125976.jpg?v=1793250250","url":"https:\/\/bookgeek.com.au\/products\/the-jane-austen-christmas-token","provider":"BookGeek","version":"1.0","type":"link"}