by CHARLES DICKENS
The real A Christmas Carol of the time:
A Christmas Carol was immensely popular in
1843. Eight stage productions had been put in
to production within two months of the book’s
publication. It continues to be as popular today
over 150 years later.
Dickens himself was involved with many charities
and social issues throughout his life. At
the time he wrote A Christmas Carol he was
very concerned with the plight of impoverished
children who often turned to crime in order to
survive.
He saw education as a way in which children could
eventually lead a better life and The Ragged School
movement of the time put this thinking in motion.
