Round about our coal fire, or, Christmas entertainments 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

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Merryman, Dick
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick-lane, and sold by the booksellers in town and country 1734, [1734]
Edition:	The fourth edition, with great additions
Subjects:	Round About Our Coal Fire / Early Works To 1800 Christmas / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/1706200100?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa