Project Gutenberg 1998-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 120 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam The Seven Poor Travellers Transcribed from the 1894 Chapman and Hall edition of "Christmas Stories" by David Price "The Seven Poor Travellers" by Charles Dickens is a collection of Christmas-themed tales written during the late 19th century (Victorian era). The book weaves together the experiences of a narrator, who encounters six travellers in Rochester looking for shelter, exploring themes of generosity and compassion during the Christmas season. In this engaging story, the narrator arrives at Richard Watts's Charity, a lodging house for the poor, on Christmas Eve. He learns about the six Travellers who are given shelter and a small allowance for food. Moved by their plight, the narrator decides to host a Christmas supper for them, bringing warmth and joy to their evening. As they gather around the fire, the narrator shares a story of one of his relatives, Richard Doubledick, whose transformation from a reckless soldier to a respectable officer highlights themes of redemption and the impact of genuine kindness. The interactions among the Travellers and the narrator underscore the importance of humanity and goodwill, especially during the festive season. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Christmas stories, English PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 83984 83870 2024-09-01T09:36:12.165202 2023-10-01T08:47:35.395769 text/html text/html 81289 2020-12-31T13:32:47 text/html 31401 2020-12-31T13:32:47 text/html application/zip 81202 2024-09-01T09:36:15.455187 application/epub+zip 80129 2024-09-01T09:36:13.289204 application/epub+zip 80128 2024-09-01T09:36:12.565222 application/epub+zip 167332 2024-09-01T09:36:17.130186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158657 2024-09-01T09:36:14.983214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158849 2022-09-01T10:49:07.533395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77284 77213 2024-09-01T09:36:11.958199 2023-10-01T08:47:35.115794 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 77044 2020-12-31T13:32:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30546 2020-12-31T13:32:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18483 2024-09-01T09:36:17.263172 application/rdf+xml 14596 2024-09-01T09:36:12.914208 image/jpeg 4112 2024-09-01T09:36:12.744211 image/jpeg 83674 2024-09-01T09:36:12.174204 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia