Christmas storytelling
We wish all our readers a very happy Christmas! Perhaps you 'd like to entertain your nearest and dearest over the holidays with some of the tales we have shared on this blog?
'Christmas story-telling' by J E Millais Illustrated London News 1862 Images Online
Here are a few suggestions with a seasonal flavour.
Having a ball - Christmas in Calcutta
Captain Bendy's not so happy Christmas
Charades – a Christmas game to make a long evening short
A Tommy's Christmas Day letter 1917
Santa Claus’s coming to Britain
A Victorian father's Christmas reflections on his children
Boxing Day murder in East London
A pot pourri of stories to enjoy!
Margaret Makepeace
Lead Curator, East India Company Records