Gifts to get and give for those who love Downton Abbey
By Gabrielle Pantera
DOWNTOWN Abbey makes its long-awaited return to our screens in January, but you don’t have to wait that long to give – or receive – all sorts of Christmas goodies related to the acclaimed British costume drama.
Number one on anyone’s list should be the Downton Abbey Engagement Calendar 2013 ($14.99). This week-at-a-glance datebook celebrates the series, featuring the Crawley family the household staff, the sumptuous interiors and costumes. There are dozens of full-color photographs, quotes and dialogue. The first thing to put in your new engagement calendar is the premiere of Season Three that starts in January 2013. (Calendar: 128 pages, Publisher: Workman Publishing Company).
Then there’s the Downton Abbey Wall Calendar ($14.99). Images from the series featuring stars Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Dan Stevens, Brendan Coyle, and Joanne Froggatt from the first two seasons. (Calendar: 24 pages, Publisher: Universe Publishing).
For those who want to read more about the series, try The Chronicles of Downton Abbey: A New Era (Hardcover: 320 pages, St. Martin’s Press, $14.99), or the Downton Abbey Script Book Season One (available in paperback after Dec 26th, William Morrow) $19.99.
Cooks looking for some traditional British ideas will love the Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook: From Lady Mary’s Crab Canapes to Mrs. Patmore’s Christmas Pudding. This treasure trove contains more than 150 Recipes from upstairs and downstairs. Author: Emily Ansara Baines $21.95. (Adams Media). Then there’s Downton Abbey: The Unofficial Guide to Seasons One and Two (Paperback, 98 pages, $8.99) from CreateSpace Independent Publishing.
All the above items are available from Amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com
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