Round about our coal fire, or, Christmas entertainments. [electronic resource] : Wherein is deseribed, Chap. I. The mirth and jollity of the Christmas holydays; viz. Christmas gambols, eating, drinking, kissing, and other diversions. Chap. II. Of hobgoblins, rawheads and bloody-bones, buggybows, tom-pokers, bullbeggars, and such like horrible bodies. Chap. III. Of witches, wizzards, conjurers, and such trifles; what they are, and how to make them; with many of their merry pranks. Chap. IV. Enchantment demonstrated, in the story of Jack Spriggins and the enchanted bean; giving a particular account of Jacks arrival at the castle of giant gogmagog; his rescuing ten thousand ladies and knights from being broiled for the giant's breakfast; jumping through key-holes; and at last how he destoryed the giant, and became monarch of the universe. Chap. V. Of spectres, ghosts, and apparitions; the great conveniences arising from them; and how to make them. Chap. VI. Of fairies their use and dignity. Together with some curious memoirs of old father Christmas; shewing what hospitality was in former times, and how little there remains of it at present. Illustrated with many diverting cuts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merryman, Dick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christmas--Early works to 1800.

Christmas.

Round about our coal fire--Early works to 1800.

Round about our coal fire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8],58,[10]p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

The fourth edition, with great additions.

Other Title:

Round about our coal fire, or, Christmas entertainments

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick-lane, and sold by the booksellers in town and country, [1734]

Notes:

The dedication signed: Dick Merryman, a pseudonym.

With half-title and four final advertisement leaves.

Undated; a variant has imprint date M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]

Reproduction of original from William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (UCLA).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N13190.

OCLC:

507971875