Identifier: christmascarol00dick2 (find matches)
Title: A Christmas carol
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Coburn, Frederick Simpson
Subjects: Christmas stories Misers
Publisher: New York : Putnam
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
e with the lace tucker : not the one withthe roses—blushed. Do go on, Fred, said Scrooges niece,clapping her hands. He never finishes whathe begins to say ! He is such a ridiculousfellow ! Scrooges nephew revelled in another laugh,and as it was impossible to keep the infectionoff; though the plump sister tried hard to doit with aromatic vinegar ; his example wasunanimously followed. * I was only going to say, said Scroogesnephew, that the consequence of his tak-ing a dislike to us, and not making merry withus, is, as I think, that he loses some pleasantmoments, which could do him no harmam sure he loses pleasanter companions thanhe can fmd in his own thoughts, either in hismouldy old office, or his dusty chambersmean to give him the same chance every year,whether he likes it or not, for I pity him. Hemay rail at Christmas till he dies, but he canthelp thinking better of it — 1 defy him — if hefinds me going there, in good temper, yearafter year, and saying Uncle Scrooge, how 105
Text Appearing After Image:
'

Note About Images