471. A Christmas Carol by Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812-70) visited North America in 1842 and then toured the U.S. in 1867, performing a dramatic one-man readings of A Christmas Carol—delighting and captivating American audiences while further cementing the story's legacy as a cultural cornerstone. A Christmas Carol was henceforth frequently adapted in North America, influencing everything from food traditions, feasting, charity, family reunions to holiday theatre, film, music and television, becoming a hybrid of British and North American culture. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/wyPf-XSB30Y which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.  Hillsdale College podcast at https://amzn.to/41xTRBp The Hillsdale College Online Courses podcast at https://amzn.to/4gh591M A Christmas Carol book at https://amzn.to/41Ax1cu A Christmas Carol movies at https://amzn.to/3BvPJrd Charles Dickens books at https://amzn.to/3ZS67f3 ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel at : https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet  Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  Audio credits: Hillsdale College podcast - Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol (Lesson 1: Introduction – Introduction - A Ghost Story of Christmas with Dwight Lindley, Associate Professor of English Literature). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.