Showing posts with label A Christmas Carol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A Christmas Carol. Show all posts

12.23.2010

Episode 145: Two Christmas Ghost Stories

In which we encounter spirits in the tradition of English Christmas ghost stories.
(Note: these are just as good at any time of year.) 
High Spirits
(download or listen via this link)
Book Information
  • This book is under copyright. Samples are read under the Fair Use Act.
  • If you are enjoying this reading, please buy High Spirits. You will enjoy the book much more than these mere samples.
  • Story rating: G for general ghostliness and good humor.
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    12.12.2009

    Lagniappe 30: The Man Who Invented Christmas

    The Man Who Invented Christmas
    (listen or download from link above)

    A little something extra about Dickens
    and the book that helped both reinvent his career and the season.


    (Find the book here.)

    According to Webster
    la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
    Function:
    noun
    Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
    Date: 1844
    : a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
    broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure