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The Christmas Goblins by Charles Dickens

Published On Thursday, December 23, 2010. Under: Dickens, Charles, Dickens, Charles, Featured.
  The Christmas Goblins by Charles Dickens In an old abbey town, a long, long while ago there officiated as sexton and gravedigger in the churchyard one Gabriel Grubb. He was an ill conditioned cross-grained, surly fellow, who consorted with nobody but himself and an old wicker-bottle which ...

MARLEY’S GHOST by Charles Dickens

Published On Thursday, November 25, 2010. Under: Dickens, Charles, Dickens, Charles, Featured.
MARLEY'S GHOST by Charles Dickens Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for ...

A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens

Published On Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Under: Dickens, Charles, Dickens, Charles, Featured.
A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens   I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and towered high above their heads. It ...