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Xmas and Boxing Day events in London: From the Peter Pan Cup to the Charles Dickens Museum
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The holiday in literature: Christmas, as seen by Charles Dickens
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To many, Charles Dickens, Christmas, and “A Christmas Carol” have become synonymous. Evidence, however, shows that the Carol was written more for commercial reasons rather than to celebrate the season; the true roots of his love of the season can be seen in a much earlier story, one written by a much more “innocent” Dickens.
To recognize the true Dickensian love of the season, one needs to look at the Dickens before the Carol. There is where we find the Victorian author who truly loved the season and all it represented, especially the joyful aspect. Dickens, in fact, celebrated the holiday every year with exuberance, both personally and as an author. There are 22 stories in The Complete Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens, including “A Christmas Tree” and “What Christmas Is as We Grow O
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