Join Collin as he breaks down Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, with the help of a LibriVox audiobook. This episode covers the second stave, which involves the Ghost of Christmas Past. Each month, a new episode of A Christmas Carol Deep Dive will drop, until we have gotten through the whole book. Find out about the historical context, cultural references, inspiration for adaptations, and much more.
Sources and additional links:
LibriVox Audiobook
https://librivox.org/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens-4/Charles Dickens' sister and nephew
https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/dickens-characters-c-d.htmlJack Robinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Robinson_(mythical_person)Organ of Benevolence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolence_(phrenology)
Negus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negus_(drink)
Roger de Coverly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_de_Coverley
Written in March by William Wordsworth
https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/written-in-march
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