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The Real Story Behind Dickens' A Christmas Carol
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December 2, 2010 |
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"A Merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!"says Fred to Scrooge in the opening pages of A Christmas Carol, and a turning point in the history of Christmas is begun. Charles Dickens popularised the expression "Merry Christmas," which is the most enduring expression of the Christmas season. Dickens created a vision of Christmastime based on joy, compassion and companionship, which has become the blueprint of Christmas celebrations in western culture.
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The Beginning of Dickens: Hampshire, England
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November 27, 2007 |
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When I woke up, I whacked my head on the underside of a thatch roof. It was a deceptively hard surface. It was June, and I was in a little Hampshire cottage, having come to England for the first time to visit family. The mornings were bright, damp, and smelled of warm toast and clematis vines.
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