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Originally published in the 1876 Christmas edition of The Graphic, Christmas at Thompson Hall is a Victorian tale concerning the proper Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their journey from southern France to Thompson Hall to celebrate Christmas with their relatives - a trip that becomes a comedy of errors once Mr. Brown's throat condition, a malady that almost prevented the trip entirely, worsens. This recording of Christmas at Thompson Hall was recorded as part of Dreamscape's Classic Christmas Stories: A Collection of Timeless Holiday Tales.

Anthony Trollope wrote "Christmas at Thompson Hall" in 1876. This was the year that saw publication of Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer"; it was the year Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone; it was also America's Centenary. In this short tale, Trollope chose to be light and good-humored. His story turns on a mistaken identity, on several weaknesses - humorously portrayed - of human nature, and finally on a terrible, terribly farcical coincidence. In Trollope's "Autobiography," published after his death, he said: "A Christmas story, in the proper sense, should be the ebullition of some mind anxious to instil[l] others with a desire for Christmas religious thought, or Christmas festivities - or, better still, with Christmas charity." It is with the latter, with charity, and forgiveness, and good-humor - and with a marriage(!) that Trollope's story concludes. [From the Preface by John Kingsley Shannon]

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A s, mSTRA rrej Thompson Hall .... Frontispiece An English Lady and Gentleman arrived at THE Grand Hotel 2H ewas aT hin, Genteel-L ooking Man .. 8S he was a Large Woman, .. .thought bv Some to be Handsome 11 She looked like Lady Macbeth ... 16 There was aS ingle Lighted Candle on the Table, on Which He was Leaning with His Two Elbows 31 Then She took out from Hkr Bag aS mall Pot and a Patent Lamp andS ome Chocolate, AND PREPARED FOR HlM A WARM DrINK .40 With aS oiled Pocket Handkerchief inH is Hand 47 This has been a very Disagreeable A ccident, Mr. Jones 55 Then Mr. Jones walked in also ...(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

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Excerpt from Christmas at Thompson HallBrown, when he married her, had been relieved from the necessity of earning his bread. Never theless, she had at once yielded to him when he expressed a desire to spend the winters of their life in the South Of France and he, though he was by disposition somewhat idle, and but little prone to the energetic occupations of life, would generally allow himself, at other periods Of the year, to be carried hither and thither by her, whose more robust nature de lighted in the excitement Of travelling. But on this occasion there had been a little difference between them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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