Christmas Carol Notes
So we've been using the story of Dickens' A Christmas Carol as the framework for our advent series and I've read a lot of stuff on the subject. Two links for those who want them.
First, since the book was published in 1842 it is public domain - so the full text is available here, at Project Gutenberg***:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46/46-h/46-h.htm
Second, did you know that Scrooge may have been based on a real person? Yeah, me either - though knowing what I do about Dickens, it doesn't come as a surprise (he was an incredible social satirist and drew heavily on the people and places of Victorian England for his writing). Anyway, here's an article on the "real" Scrooge:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1228112/The-Real-Scrooge-As-Dickens-miser-gets-3D-makeover-meet-MP-lived-like-tramp-inspired-story.html
And for those who have wondered about Charles Dickens and his faith - here's an article that I found interesting - factual, dunno (shrug) but interesting. Sounds like he was what we might call today a Liberal Christian - akin to Bono of U2 perhaps - but I don't think as much like somebody like Bishop John Shelby Spong - though, you can draw your own conclusions - this is the internet after all :) Anyway, the link:
http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/charlesdickens.html
*** If you don't know about Project Gutenberg, you really need to check it out. TONS of books online - you have an iPad, a Nook, a Kindle? You gotta go to Project Gutenberg...
First, since the book was published in 1842 it is public domain - so the full text is available here, at Project Gutenberg***:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46/46-h/46-h.htm
Second, did you know that Scrooge may have been based on a real person? Yeah, me either - though knowing what I do about Dickens, it doesn't come as a surprise (he was an incredible social satirist and drew heavily on the people and places of Victorian England for his writing). Anyway, here's an article on the "real" Scrooge:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1228112/The-Real-Scrooge-As-Dickens-miser-gets-3D-makeover-meet-MP-lived-like-tramp-inspired-story.html
And for those who have wondered about Charles Dickens and his faith - here's an article that I found interesting - factual, dunno (shrug) but interesting. Sounds like he was what we might call today a Liberal Christian - akin to Bono of U2 perhaps - but I don't think as much like somebody like Bishop John Shelby Spong - though, you can draw your own conclusions - this is the internet after all :) Anyway, the link:
http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/charlesdickens.html
*** If you don't know about Project Gutenberg, you really need to check it out. TONS of books online - you have an iPad, a Nook, a Kindle? You gotta go to Project Gutenberg...
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