A Christmas Carol Deep Dive: Marley's Ghost (Part 2)

Join Collin as he breaks down Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, with the help of a LibriVox audiobook. This episode covers the second half of the book's first stave, which involves the haunting of Marley's ghost. Each month, a new episode of A Christmas Carol Deep Dive will drop, until we have gotten through the whole book. Find out about the historical context, cultural references, inspiration for adaptations, and much more. Sources and additional links:⁠LibriVox Audiobook⁠:https://librivox.org/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens-4/The Sketch Book of Geoffrey CrayonBy Washington Irvinghttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/2048/2048-h/2048-h.htmOrigin of ghosts rattling chains:https://www.hypnogoria.com/folklore_chainedghosts.html#:~:text=It%20has%20often%20been%20said,dungeon%20and%20the%20torture%20chamber.Letters of Pliny By Gaius Plinius Caecilius SecundusTranslated by William Melmothhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/2811/2811-h/2811-h.htm"Marley had no bowels" meaningDouglas-Fairhurst, Robert (2006). "Introduction". In Dickens, Charles (ed.). A Christmas Carol and other Christmas Books. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. vii–xxix. ISBN 978-0-19-920474-8.Witching Hourhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/witching-hour