The Seven Poor Travellers
Marriages mixed with blackmail, theft, and infant abandonment appear alongside dreams of nearly-free diamonds in this intriguing collection of holiday stories The fifth Christmas number of Dickens' hugely popular periodical Household Words, and the first for which he created a unifying theme,...
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Marriages mixed with blackmail, theft, and infant abandonment appear alongside dreams of nearly-free diamonds in this intriguing collection of holiday stories The fifth Christmas number of Dickens' hugely popular periodical Household Words, and the first for which he created a unifying theme, this collection offers tales of wartime camaraderie and heroic servants. Included are stories from four of Dickens' respected colleagues—Wilkie Collins, Adelaide Proctor, George Sala, and Eliza Linton—in addition to his own contributions. Gathered at Watts' Charity—a sparse yet cozy almshouse—seven diverse travelers share fantastic stories following a Christmas Eve dinner.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781843912064 (1843912066)
Publish date: October 1st 2011
Publisher: Hesperus Press
Pages no: 152
Edition language: English
bookshelves: published-1854, victorian, under-500-ratings, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, gutenberg-project, e-book, britain-england, dec-2015-free-for-all, winter-20152016, eng-kent-rochester Recommended to Bettie☯ by: Teresa Recommended for: Laura, Wanda et al Read from December 13 to 14, 20...
First sentence: "Strictly speaking, there were only six Poor Travellers; but being a Traveller myself, though an idle one, and being withal as poor as hope to be, I brought the number up to seven.Last sentence: "And there I told of worthy Master Richard Watts, and of my supper with the Six Poor Tra...
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