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The Christmas Box (1798):
“Rub-a-dub-dub”
by T. Crofton Croker

The Christmas Box

Title: “Rub-a-dub-dub”

Medium: nursery rhyme

Publication date: 1798

Publisher: John Ebers and Co.; William Blackwood
Written by: T. Crofton Croker

Roud Folk Song Index Number: 3101


3 characters in this story:

Character
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and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
the butcher the butcher supporting character
  three men in a tub John Ebers and Co.; William Blackwood 6
the baker the baker supporting character
  three men in a tub John Ebers and Co.; William Blackwood 6
the candlestick-maker the candlestick-maker supporting character
  three men in a tub John Ebers and Co.; William Blackwood 6

The Christmas Box is also known as: The Christmas box or : an annual present for young persons. or The Christmas Box (vol. 2).

The first recorded version of this traditional English nursery rhyme appeared in The Christmas Box (1798), but the nursery rhyme itself could have originated long before then. This publication was edited (not written) by T. Crofton Croker.