Christmas Penny Readings: Original Sketches for the Season
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About This Book
George Manville Fenn "Christmas Penny Original Sketches for the Season" is a stunning collection of vacation memories that replicate the spirit of Christmas in Victorian England. Fenn's compilation, published in the 19th century, invites readers to take part in the practice of "penny readings," which made affordable literary entertainment available to a massive target audience over the holiday season. The memories in this book take area in opposition to the backdrop of a Victorian Christmas, giving readers a perception into the customs, occasions, and sentiments of the time. Fenn's narrative c...
Chapters (56)
- Chapter One.
- Cutting Times; or, A Frost and Thaw. One—Freezing Sharp.
- Two—Down to Zero.
- Three—Rays from the Crystals.
- Four—The Sun’s Influence.
- Five—What Followed.
- Chapter Two.
- Corns.
- Chapter Three.
- A Ghastly Deed.
- Chapter Four.
- Come Back.
- Chapter Five.
- Upon Christmas-Eve.
- Chapter Six.
- Haunted by Spirits.
- Chapter Seven.
- On the Down Line.
- Chapter Eight.
- Preparing for Christmas.
- Chapter Nine.
- The Ice-Breaking.
- Chapter Ten.
- A Horror of Horrors.
- Chapter Eleven.
- Cabby at Christmas.
- Chapter Twelve.
- Drat the Cats.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- An Australian Christmas.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- Gnashing of Teeth.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- The Monarch of the Mould.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- Spun Yarn.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- Asher’s Last Hour.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- Munday’s Ghost.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- The Spirits of the Bells.
- Chapter Twenty.
- A Rogue and a Vagabond.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- A Spirit of the Past.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- A Goblin Ditty.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- King Boreas.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- A Lady in the Case.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- The Ghosts at the Grange.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- Caught in his own Trap.
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