The Man at the Window Ends After Optical Fusion
A group recalls a haunted house where a dead man resembled a bust reflection. The agent in shock identifies the figure as Mr Marsh. Mrs Marsh explains she placed a bust on the cabinet to deter tenants, and the reflection caused the haunting until the bust was removed. The narrator’s family remains in a cottage and notes the optical trick that ended the visitor.
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Ir. Marsh
Sea Vale
Sea Vale Somerset
London
Knoll
Madge
Hannah
Miss Hanley
Sam
Miss Madge
Old Marsh
Bernard
Father
Old Carol Encourages Feasting and Charity at Christmastide
A festive verse urges readers to prepare larders full of beef and pork and corn and to share with neighbors. It calls for warm fires and well supplied tables with mutton veal beef pork and pudding, reflecting a generous Christmas spirit.
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Christ
Haunting tale of The Knoll at Sea Vale cottage
A family rents a seaside Sea Vale cottage named The Knoll and faces a ghostly sight of the late Mr. Marsh. After persistent fear and a blocked inquiry, the agent and owner fail to confirm the haunting, leaving the mystery unresolved and the family unsettled.
Leftover Turkey Dishes for the Day After Christmas
After Christmas dinner there is turkey left. The article offers several recipes using white meat, including celery and egg salad with a butter or oil dressing, a layered cranberry and turkey mold, croquettes and patties. It also humorously references weather and miscellaneous items in a collage of notes.
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Turkey
Old Christmas praised for generosity and kindness
The poem extols Old Christmas as a warm, fair tempered figure who gives lavishly to the poor and is more benevolent than any crowned king. It imagines him arriving softly at the door, warmly dressed, and bringing good fortune to all.
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England
Christmas Fragments Across Papers And Tales
A collage of brief comic vignettes and notes from various papers. Dialogues about gifts and plans for children mix with notes on St Nicholas customs. Light humor contrasts with Christmas wishes and small domestic moments across multiple publications.
A Christmas Fable Of Reynard And The Hunters
A Christmas fable shows Reynard the fox meeting a wolf and buzzard on a winter walk. The trio cheerfully explains they fear no sacrifice as the master demands flesh for his holiday dinner. The moral suggests some men survive because they are not considered worth killing.
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Mark
Reynard
Asseynard
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