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The first Scrooge - How the worlds best-known miser was brought to life
The first Scrooge - How the world’s best-known miser was brought to lifeLondon's Charles Dickens Museum now hosting the exhibition:
A Ghost of an Idea - Unwrapping A Christmas Carol
“It's a real joy to dig into our vast collections and share the first appearances of one of the greatest literary characters.”
“A Christmas Carol” - Six-thousand copies were made in December 1843.
They sold quickly, in only five days or so.
How Dickens imagined Scrooge:
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