Newton's lantern slide catalogue: section 9 -- art, literature, and miscellaneous (circa 1920)

966 NEWTON & CO., Ltd., Lantern Slide Publishers. BIE A CHRISTMAS CAROL. By Charles Dickens. This is an entirely new and original Series of Slides of very high artistic merit, from designs by Harold Copping, which very adequately illustrate Dickens’ well-known Christmas Story. There are sufficient Slides to permit of the whole tale being read aloud to the audience, but if this is thought to occupy too much time, portions can be omitted. The pictures are extremely fine, and visualise this popular story most attractively. The set is issued under strictly copyright conditions by arrangement with the Religious Tract Society, and the prices include the “royalty” on the sale and hire of the Slides, payable to the owners of the copyright. Abridged Reading, Price 6s., or can be loaned with the Slides. Beautifully Painted, £31 10s. 0 d. ; Cheap Series, Coloured, ^18 Os. 0d. the set ; Plain Slides, £8 5s. 0 d. the set. Hiring fee 1 Portrait of Scrooge. 2 " A Merry Christmas Uncle ! ’’ 3 The Clerk in the tank involuntarily applauded. 4 “ You wish to be anonymous ? ” 5 The singer fled in terror. 6 “ It’s not convenient,” said Scrooge, “ and it’s not fair.” 7 Not a knocker, but Marley’s face ! 8 Up Mr. Scrooge went, not caring a button for that. 9 ‘‘I know him, Marley’s Ghost I ” 10 But the Ghost sat down on the other side of the fire-place as if he were quite used to it. 11 Scrooge on his knees before Marley’s Ghost. 12 The air was filled with phantoms wandering hither and thither. 13 The clock struck twelve. 14 The curtains of his bed were drawn aside. 15 “ Bear but the touch of my hand There,” said the Spirit. 16 At one of these a lonely boy was reading near a feeble fire. 17 Little Fan. 18 “ Why, it’s old Fczziwig.” 19 You wouldn't believe how those two fellows went at it. 20 The fiddler struck up " Sir Roger de Coverley.” 21 People who would not be trifled with ; who would dance and had no notion of walking. 22 " I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off one by one, until the master passion, Gain, engrosses you.” 23 “ I saw an old friend of yours this afternoon.” 24 He seized the extinguisher cap and by a sudden action pressed it down upon the Spirit’s head. 25 Scrooge got up softly and shuffled in his slippers to the door. 26 “ Come in and know me better, man I ” 27 Carrying their dinners to the bakers’ shops. 28 Mrs. Cratchitt laid the cloth, assisted by Belinda. 29 Master Peter Cratchitt plunged a fork into the saucepan. 30 “ Why, bless your heart alive my dear, how late you are I ” 31 He had been Tim’s blood horse all the way from church and had come home rampant. 32 That he might hear the pudding singing in the copper. 33 Master Peter and the two ubiquitous young Cratchitts went to fetch the goose, with which they soon returned in high procession. £1 Is. Od. 34 There was a breathless pause as Mrs. Cratchitt prepared to plunge the carving knife into the goose. 35 Mrs. Cratchitt entered, flushed, but smiling proudly. 36 Bob held his withered little hand in his, as if he loved the child and wishes to keep him by his side, and dreaded that he might be taken from him. 37 At which Peter pulled up his collars so high. 38 They wished each other “ Merry Christmas.” 39 40 " Ha, ha ! ” laughed Scrooge’s nephew, “ Ha, ha, ha.” 41 ” He said that Christmas was a humbug, as I live! ” cried Scrooge’s nephew. “ He be- . lieved it too.” 42 I believe he had eyes in his boots. The way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker was an outrage on the credulity of human nature. 1“ It’s your uncle Scro-o-o-oge 11 ” 44 When the Spirit came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee. 45 " Why, what was the matter with him ? I thought he’d never die.” 46 A gray-haired rascal smoked his pipe in all the luxury of calm retirement. 47 “ If he wanted to keep ’em after he was dead, a wicked old screw, why wasn’t he natural in his lifetime. 48 “ He is past relenting," said her husband. “ He is dead.” 49 “ The colour hurts my eyes," she said. 50 Then the two young Cratchitts got upon his knees and laid, each child, a little cheek against his face. 51 Scrooge hastened to the window of his office and looked in. 52 '* I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. 53 Portrait of Scrooge—later. 54 “ To-day 1 " cried the boy, “ Why, Christmas Day." 55 Here’s the Turkey ! It was a turkey I 56 He dressed himself all in his best. 57 He had never dreamed that any walk—that anything—could give him so much happiness. 58 “ It’s I. Your Uncle Scrooge. I have come to dinner. Will you let me in Fred ? ” 59 “ A Merry Christmas Bob 1 ” said Scrooge. 60 God Bless Us Every One. Messrs. NEWTON arc glad to announce that photographic prints can be supplied of most of the pictures in the Art Section of this Catalogue.