TY - BOOK AU - Thackeray,William Makepeace TI - The Christmas books of Mr M.A. Titmarsh SN - 9781775419907 AV - PR5611 U1 - 823.8 PY - 2010///] CY - [Auckland] PB - The Floating Press KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - European KW - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - Manners and customs KW - fast KW - English KW - hilcc KW - Languages & Literatures KW - American Literature KW - England KW - Social life and customs KW - 19th century KW - Fiction KW - Angleterre KW - Mœurs et coutumes KW - 19e siècle KW - Romans, nouvelles, etc KW - Electronic books N1 - Archived by the National Library of New Zealand in PDF (274 pages); Short stories; Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title are non-functional; Mrs. Perkins's ball -- Our street -- Doctor Birch and his young friends -- The Kickleburys on the Rhine -- The rose and the ring N2 - During their lifetimes, Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray were engaged in a friendly competition of sorts to see who could gain the most stature and popularity as writers for the masses. Following in Dickens' footsteps, Thackeray began penning a series of heartwarming holiday-themed tales to be published in serial form, often under the pen name "Michael Angelo Titmarsh." Many of the most beloved tales from this series are collected in this volume UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=399057 ER -