Pickwick Papers Chapter XXIX

from The Dickens Library · host Charles Dickens

In which we are introduced to the surly sexton Gabriel Grub, whose melancholy Christmas Eve labour in the churchyard leads to an extraordinary nocturnal encounter with a goblin and his spectral court. Through a series of vivid and enchanting visions, Gabriel is gently confronted with reflections on life, cheerfulness, and contentment that awaken within him a profound change of heart.

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