Over The Plum Pudding
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The stories in "Over the Plum Pudding" are a mix of the ghostly, the Christmassy, and the humorous. In "The Ghostly Gramaphone," a man inherits a mysterious old gramaphone that plays music from beyond the grave. In "The Christmas Masquerade," a group of friends gather for a Christmas party and find themselves caught up in a ghostly game of charades. And in "The Humorous History of Humbug," a man named Humbug tries to spread Christmas cheer but only succeeds in making a fool of himself. These are just a few of the many delightful stories in this collection that is sure to get you into the holiday spirit.Book Details
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John Kendrick Bangs
United States
John Kendrick Bangs was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York...
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