Over their pipes, a club of lamplighters argue about almanac prophets, and one tells the tale of Tom Grig, a fellow lamplighter whom an elderly astrologer suddenly hails as the man of destiny. Swept into a house of alchemy where the gifted Mooney is busy making gold, Tom finds himself promised wealth and a bride.
A short comic piece Dickens adapted from his own stage farce, full of his early high spirits. Download the free EPUB.