I just finished listening to the Audrey audio book of A Christmas Carol, and loved it. I was sure I had read it a least once in the past. Now I'm questioning that, though with my faulty memory I may have read it. Listening to the wonderful rich prose, I suspect if I had read it before, I would have read more of Dickens' other work by now, and would have reread A Christmas Carol from time to time. I might have just been so familiar with it through various adaptations and hearing snippets of it quoted here and there that I thought I had read it. Commander Data playing Scrooge in an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation is one adaptation that comes to mind. From that episode, I clearly remember Data delivering the "more of gravy than of grave" line. I'm looking forward to the remainder of the Christmas Dickens Readalong.
This was a wonderful explanation of A Christmas Carol. Thank you so much! I'm going to read it for the first time this year but I have seen many adaptations over my 77 years! My mother loved to watch it so it became a family tradition in our house. In later years I watched it with my dearly departed mother-in-law who was English from Stoke-on-Trent and came to the US after WWII as a "war bride". Then in more recent years, a priest at our church shared that he reads the novella every year and encouraged others to read it. Also, in the homeschool academy my grandchildren attend, the eighth graders perform a stage production each year. I agree that it does so much to evoke the true meaning of Christmas about how being kind and helping others ultimately brings us happiness. I'm looking forward to watching your other video interpretations of the story as well. Thank you!
Thank you Katie. This was a wonderful interpretation of The Christmas Carol. I have seen the movie numerous times, but never read the book. Reading the actual book and your video has started my Christmas season in a most meaningful way. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I finished reading the novella today. It's the first Dickens' work I read and what a great introduction it was 😃. I loved a Christmas Carol and Dickens' writing style 😊. It set me in a Christmas mood 🎄. I'm looking forward to read Dickens' other xmas stories. Thank you Katie for the insights you gave us about this novella 😁
Thank you, I enjoyed this. I had no idea that The Spirit of Christmas Present was Santa. Very interesting. My parents always made sure we understood about the children under his protection, Ignorance and Want, they wanted us to understand how important it was we understood those two things are the cause of most strife and tragedy. I had no idea about the ovens either, that was very, interesting. I always wondered why they picked it up at the bakers. I think I have seen every adaption of the novel but my favorite is Alistair Sims version of it, because his transition from miserable and mean man, to happy and generous man is so well done. Even him giggling to himself at the office that he can't help being happy, he doesn't deserve it, but he can't help it. Lovely chat, thank you,
I love this video so much! Thank you Katie ❤ I am now going to buy a Christmas Carol to read 📖 this video has convinced me... I've been thinking of it for a while as I love the story so much already through films I've seen, but definitely keen to buy it now to read xx
Thank you for the break down, it was excellent. I’m just reading A Christmas Carol, & watching my favourite film version at the same time. I love the story. I’m not one who sees all this information & knowledge in the lines, so your break down was interesting for me.
Thanks Katie for this interesting video. I too thought Ebeneezer was responsible for his own choices, focused so strongly on wealth creation that he grew distant from his fiancée (much to his regret later) I remembered watching an animated version in the early 1970s and the children Ignorance and Want scared me every time- young Gollums
When I read Pickwick Papers, I thought that was an abbreviated version of A Christmas Carol. It's actually included in a Christmas story anthology I just bought.
I love that you mentioned the Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton! It's one of my favorite moments in Dickens. On Monday at the university library we stumbled on a lovely illustrated edition of Dickens's fairy-tale "The Magic Fishbone" from his Christmas-themed 1868 collection Holiday Romance. It's so strange and so subversive and so funny, and I'm convinced that if he'd written a few more fairy-tales he'd be considered one of the greatest who ever did it. You may have already read it but I can't recommend it enough.
9:50 To pick up on your mentioning of Scrooge as a stand-in and why the characters in ACC might seem flat to our eyes: Maybe first readers of ACC all knew a Scrooge and a Cratchit in their personal lifes and could easily fill in the details. An elaborate backstory to the characters might have only stood in the way of the readers' empathy.
He is a "weird little man" yet so many around him sense the icy veneer can be cracked. I don't know about you, but maybe there's some hint that the awful fate awaits him in the afterlife isn't proportional to his hoarding of gold coins. Would it be helpful to learn more about the circumstances of his engagement? Perhaps Scrooge met someone else? Maybe someone older to initiate him into adult relationships? He seems to feel some self-revulsion but being a short story not a novel or even novela that's all just speculation.
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I just finished listening to the Audrey audio book of A Christmas Carol, and loved it. I was sure I had read it a least once in the past. Now I'm questioning that, though with my faulty memory I may have read it. Listening to the wonderful rich prose, I suspect if I had read it before, I would have read more of Dickens' other work by now, and would have reread A Christmas Carol from time to time. I might have just been so familiar with it through various adaptations and hearing snippets of it quoted here and there that I thought I had read it. Commander Data playing Scrooge in an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation is one adaptation that comes to mind. From that episode, I clearly remember Data delivering the "more of gravy than of grave" line. I'm looking forward to the remainder of the Christmas Dickens Readalong.
This was a wonderful explanation of A Christmas Carol. Thank you so much! I'm going to read it for the first time this year but I have seen many adaptations over my 77 years! My mother loved to watch it so it became a family tradition in our house. In later years I watched it with my dearly departed mother-in-law who was English from Stoke-on-Trent and came to the US after WWII as a "war bride". Then in more recent years, a priest at our church shared that he reads the novella every year and encouraged others to read it. Also, in the homeschool academy my grandchildren attend, the eighth graders perform a stage production each year. I agree that it does so much to evoke the true meaning of Christmas about how being kind and helping others ultimately brings us happiness. I'm looking forward to watching your other video interpretations of the story as well. Thank you!
Thank you Katie. This was a wonderful interpretation of The Christmas Carol. I have seen the movie numerous times, but never read the book. Reading the actual book and your video has started my Christmas season in a most meaningful way. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I finished reading the novella today. It's the first Dickens' work I read and what a great introduction it was 😃. I loved a Christmas Carol and Dickens' writing style 😊. It set me in a Christmas mood 🎄. I'm looking forward to read Dickens' other xmas stories. Thank you Katie for the insights you gave us about this novella 😁
Thank you, I enjoyed this. I had no idea that The Spirit of Christmas Present was Santa. Very interesting. My parents always made sure we understood about the children under his protection, Ignorance and Want, they wanted us to understand how important it was we understood those two things are the cause of most strife and tragedy. I had no idea about the ovens either, that was very, interesting. I always wondered why they picked it up at the bakers. I think I have seen every adaption of the novel but my favorite is Alistair Sims version of it, because his transition from miserable and mean man, to happy and generous man is so well done. Even him giggling to himself at the office that he can't help being happy, he doesn't deserve it, but he can't help it. Lovely chat, thank you,
The historical context was fascinating. I had no idea that people used to use the baker's oven.
Another amazing and wonderful book to read five 5️⃣ stars 🌟 family book 📕 of all time ❤❤❤
I really enjoyed the information about ovens and the bakers!
I love this video so much! Thank you Katie ❤ I am now going to buy a Christmas Carol to read 📖 this video has convinced me... I've been thinking of it for a while as I love the story so much already through films I've seen, but definitely keen to buy it now to read xx
Thank you for the break down, it was excellent. I’m just reading A Christmas Carol, & watching my favourite film version at the same time. I love the story. I’m not one who sees all this information & knowledge in the lines, so your break down was interesting for me.
lol i get my out the first of December I Love Christmas Carl too and it’s my favourite too
Thanks Katie for this interesting video. I too thought Ebeneezer was responsible for his own choices, focused so strongly on wealth creation that he grew distant from his fiancée (much to his regret later)
I remembered watching an animated version in the early 1970s and the children Ignorance and Want scared me every time- young Gollums
Thank you - this was so interesting. So many things I had never thought of from Christmas Carol - it really is a complete story. 😀
When I read Pickwick Papers, I thought that was an abbreviated version of A Christmas Carol. It's actually included in a Christmas story anthology I just bought.
Very interesting point about the lack of ovens at home. Had never really thought about that.
I love that you mentioned the Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton! It's one of my favorite moments in Dickens. On Monday at the university library we stumbled on a lovely illustrated edition of Dickens's fairy-tale "The Magic Fishbone" from his Christmas-themed 1868 collection Holiday Romance. It's so strange and so subversive and so funny, and I'm convinced that if he'd written a few more fairy-tales he'd be considered one of the greatest who ever did it. You may have already read it but I can't recommend it enough.
Oh, that's an interesting factoid - to think there was a bit of a draft/dress rehearsal for A Christmas Carol 😲
I liken Scrooge to a civilised version of Fagin from Oliver Twist,however the former was destined for salvation.
9:50 To pick up on your mentioning of Scrooge as a stand-in and why the characters in ACC might seem flat to our eyes: Maybe first readers of ACC all knew a Scrooge and a Cratchit in their personal lifes and could easily fill in the details. An elaborate backstory to the characters might have only stood in the way of the readers' empathy.
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He is a "weird little man" yet so many around him sense the icy veneer can be cracked. I don't know about you, but maybe there's some hint that the awful fate awaits him in the afterlife isn't proportional to his hoarding of gold coins. Would it be helpful to learn more about the circumstances of his engagement? Perhaps Scrooge met someone else? Maybe someone older to initiate him into adult relationships? He seems to feel some self-revulsion but being a short story not a novel or even novela that's all just speculation.