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A Budget of Christmas Tales

Charles Dickens and Others

Book Overview: 

This is a 1895 collection of christmas-themed short stories and poems by various authors, Charles Dickens himself being the most prominent feature.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Want. Beware of them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware of this boy."

"Have they no refuge or resource?" cried Scrooge.

"Are there no prisons?" said the Spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. "Are there no work-houses?"

The bell struck twelve.

Scrooge looked about him for the Ghost, and saw it not. As the last stroke ceased to vibrate, he remembered the prediction of old Jacob [Pg 54]Marley, and lifting up his eyes, beheld a solemn Phantom, draped and hooded, coming like a mist along the ground toward him.

Stave Four. THE LAST OF THE SPIRITS.

The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery.

It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible, save one outstre. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Some very old fashioned but interesting Christmas short stories of His times.

not what I expected