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A Christmas Carol review – sparse on sparkles but Dickens’ story remains a beacon

The Guardian
Absorbing adaptation is faithful to the original, with sepia lighting and a whiskery, curmudgeonly Scrooge pinching pennies in hard times.
2 days ago

Dickens, Orwell and Plath dumped from HSC English lists

The Sydney Morning Herald
Charles Dickens has been dumped, George Orwell axed and a critically acclaimed George Clooney movie cut from the list of texts HSC English...
15 hours ago

Review: ‘Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again’ adds layers to Scrooge’s story

Chicago Tribune
It's a fun premise, though unevenly executed: Dickens must perform his 171st annual reading of “A Christmas Carol.” And he's sick of it.
15 hours ago

An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large Portable Book

Open Culture
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to...
2 days ago

Review: local cast shines in VWCT’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

The VW independent
The Ghost of Christmas Present (Nick Long) and Ebeneezer Scrooge (Ken Markward) in Van Wert Civic Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol.
3 days ago

Explore an Online Archive of 2,100+ Rare Illustrations from Charles Dickens’ Novels

Open Culture
As Christmastime approaches, few novelists come to mind as readily as Charles Dickens. This owes mainly, of course, to A Christmas Carol,...
6 days ago

Humbug: vandal smashes gravestone of Ebenezer Scrooge

The Guardian
Damage to fictional gravesite, seen in 1984 adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, discovered on Sunday.
2 weeks ago

Smashed Ebenezer Scrooge gravestone swiftly repaired free of charge

The Guardian
Vicar praises stonemasons' rapid restoration of fictional gravesite, seen in 1984 adaption of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
4 days ago

How Charles Dickens created Christmas as we know it

USC Dornsife
Scholars explain how Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol shaped and preserved the beloved winter holiday. ByMargaret Crable December 11, 2024.
9 hours ago

Huzzah! The 28th Annual Charles Dickens Festival comes to life in Port Jefferson

LI Press
The quaint seaport village of Port Jefferson was turned into a living Dickensian stage for the 28th annual Charles Dickens Festival.
15 hours ago