Charles Dickens trained many to hate capitalism, but he never understood the difference between envious hatred of wealth and charitable concern for the poor.
Desperate for money, the author penned the classic holiday tale in unusually fast fashion only for it to sell out within a ...
And a new biography of Dickens is getting prominent reviews, including front-page billing in The Washington Post Book World. But what’s been missing from the articles I’ve read about these works is ...
Brian Henson, the director of The Muppet Christmas Carol, has opened up about the making of the beloved Charles Dickens spoof ...
The Muppet Christmas Carol director explains personal reason behind missing characters - Michael Caine starred in the 1992 ...
Since the early 20th century, Christmas has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular cultural holiday observed by ...
Christmas wasn't always a national shopping spree — or even a day off work. But when Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol in 19th-century London, the holiday went viral.Guests:Leon ...
Like everything else that is good about America, the story of Christmas is the story of revolutionary acts against nativism, ...
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Anyone driving down the country road past my mother's house in Canada will see a red brick home on a hill surrounded by snowy ...
For millions of football fans around the world, December 26, Boxing Day, is no longer just a date on the calendar -- it is ...
The pudding we know today began life as a pottage. This was a kind of broth, including raisins and other dried fruit, spices ...
This festive season, the OxStu revisits Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, considering how it has shaped our modern ...