Dickens didn’t so much invent Christmas–or even reinvent it–as supercharge it. “A Christmas Carol” was key in the endeavor.
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Dickens’s Evolving View of Christmas
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Dickens Returned Xmas to Medieval Roots
Dickens’s “Christmas Carol” didn’t so much invent Christmas as we have come to know it as take it back to its medieval roots.
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Dickens Returned Christmas to Its Roots
Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” returned the Christmas celebration to its medieval folk roots.
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Who Is Your Favorite Dickens Character?
Characters from Dickens novels reside so deeply within us as to become virtual lifelong friends.
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Dickens Puts Lawyers on Trial
Charles Dickens was especially severe on lawyers, who show up in 11 of his 15 novels.
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Dickens Helped Shape Our Christmas
Charles Dickens helped solidify the idea of Christmas in the minds of 19th century England by his descriptions in “The Pickwick Papers.”
