Boots At The Holly Tree Inn And Other Stories: Charles Dickens

First published by Charles Dickens in 1855, Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn is the story of a traveller who finds himself snowed in for a week at the Holly-Tree Inn – so he entertains himself by recording the stories he hears from the other lodgers and staff. In this volume: Boots At The Holy Tree Inn;Doctor Marigold’s Prescriptions: To Be Taken Immediately; Not To Be Taken At Bedtime; To Be Taken At The Dinner Table; Not To Be Taken For Granted; To Be Taken In Water; To Be Taken With A Grain Of Salt; To Be Taken And Tried; To Be Taken For Life. The First Poor Traveller’s Story; Mrs Lirriper’s Lodgings: How Mrs Lirriper Carried On The Business; How The First Floor Went To Crowley Castle; How The Side-Room Was Attended By A Doctor; How The Second Floor Kept A Dog; How The Third Floor Knew The Potteries; How The Best Attic Was Under A Cloud; How The Parlours Added A Few Words. Mrs Lirriper’s Legacy: Mrs Lirriper Relates How She Went On And Went Over; A Past Lodger Relates A Wild Story Of A Doctor; Another Past Lodger Relates His Experience As A Poor Relation; Another Past Lodger Relates What Lot He Drew At Glumper House; Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story; Another Past Lodger Relates Certain Passages To Her Husband; Mrs Lirriper Relates How Jemmy Topped Up.