An academic has encouraged the reading aloud of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to bring the story to life (Alamy/PA) “In the 17th century and even in the 18th century, Christmas was not ...

The future of the beloved Philly traditions is uncertain now that the company is closing its Center City store.

A Christmas Carol' wasn't a popular play until ... So it's worth remembering that Charles Dickens wrote the original story with a high sense of purpose — and not a little anger.

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the Charles Dickens Museum in London is staging an exhibition of historic objects that ...

Every holiday, we embrace 'A Christmas Carol.' But some of Charles Dickens' other Christmas books were even more popular in ...

Carol by Charles Dickens, The Classic novel that has graced the stage of the Old Vic in Waterloo, With an adaptation of this ...

But A Christmas Carol is where Dickens created this long-lasting tradition that many cultures worldwide celebrate. Known for his attention-grabbing first lines, in A Christmas Carol, Dickens ...

Charles Dickens ‘s ‘A Christmas Carol'. ‘I am not going to stand for this sort of thing any longer I am about to raise your salary!' (1843) A Christmas Carol follows the life of the greedily ...

Mr. Rosenblatt is an author of memoirs, novels and meditations, the most recent of which is “A Steinway on the Beach: Wounds and Other Blessings.” Since its publication in December 1843, “A ...

Charles Dickens’ 1843 tale is a reliable presence throughout Christmas, along with Christmas trees, gifts, and endless TV specials. We commonly use “Scrooge” to describe someone who is ...

SUGARLOAF TWP. — Before Ebenezer Scrooge, there was Gabriel Grub, a cheerless loner who disliked Christmas until he meets otherworldly visitors. Charles Dickens created Grub in “The Story of a ...

Of all the stories told about the meaning of Christmas, after the Biblical account of the Nativity of Christ, certainly one of the best known must be Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” ...