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Charles Dickens
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The Surprising Truth: When Was *A Christmas Carol* Written—and Why It Still Haunts Us
Dickens didn’t set out to write a holiday story. He was responding to a crisis: the plight of the working class, the exploitation of children in mines and...
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The Timeless Tale: When Was *A Christmas Carol* Written and Why It Still Haunts Us
Dickens had no intention of writing a Christmas story. His first two attempts at seasonal fiction— A Christmas Tree (1844) and The Chimes (1844)—were...
