CHARLES DICKENS PUBLISHES A CHRISTMAS CAROL
London (JFK+50) On December 19, 1843, A Christmas Carol was published here in London by Chapman and Hall. The Christmas classic was the work of 31 year old Charles Dickens*.
Mr. Dickens started writing A Christmas Carol in October and finished at the end of November. His book sold out in three days. He wrote in black ink with a goose quill. His original manuscript,68 pages in length, is at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City.
B. Myint of www.biography.com/ tells us that the phrase 'Merry Christmas,' because of its' repeated use in A Christmas Carol, became common. Dickens visited America twice on speaking tours. His second tour earned 19,000 pounds (1.4 million today).
In his book, Mr. Dickens describes the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, as a..."squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner." That, of course, was before he was visited by three ghosts who helped transform Scrooge into a model citizen who "knew how to keep Christmas well."
*Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian Era. He was born in Portsmouth, England. His works include Oliver Twist, Great Expectations & A Tale of Two Cities. The remains of CD lie in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey.
SOURCES
"A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens", Literature.org, www.literature.org/
"'A Christmas Carol' Unwrapped: 5 Little-known Facts Revealed," by B. Myint, December 18, 2013, www.biography.com/
"10 Things You Might Not Know About A Christmas Carol," by Molly Oldfield, Mental Floss, www.mentalfloss.com/
A Christmas Carol
London (JFK+50) On December 19, 1843, A Christmas Carol was published here in London by Chapman and Hall. The Christmas classic was the work of 31 year old Charles Dickens*.
Mr. Dickens started writing A Christmas Carol in October and finished at the end of November. His book sold out in three days. He wrote in black ink with a goose quill. His original manuscript,68 pages in length, is at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City.
B. Myint of www.biography.com/ tells us that the phrase 'Merry Christmas,' because of its' repeated use in A Christmas Carol, became common. Dickens visited America twice on speaking tours. His second tour earned 19,000 pounds (1.4 million today).
In his book, Mr. Dickens describes the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, as a..."squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner." That, of course, was before he was visited by three ghosts who helped transform Scrooge into a model citizen who "knew how to keep Christmas well."
*Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian Era. He was born in Portsmouth, England. His works include Oliver Twist, Great Expectations & A Tale of Two Cities. The remains of CD lie in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey.
SOURCES
"A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens", Literature.org, www.literature.org/
"'A Christmas Carol' Unwrapped: 5 Little-known Facts Revealed," by B. Myint, December 18, 2013, www.biography.com/
"10 Things You Might Not Know About A Christmas Carol," by Molly Oldfield, Mental Floss, www.mentalfloss.com/
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Illustrated by John Leech
Chapman & Hall, London (1843)
