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Dec 2024

16m 11s

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

Airship | Noiser | Wondery

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December 19, 1843. Readers are introduced to grumpy miser Ebenezer Scrooge with the publication of Charles Dickens’ most famous festive tale.

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