![]() He carries the pretense further by calling the chapters staves a stave being an archaic form of stanza or verse of a song. ![]() 148-151).ĭickens called his little Christmas book a carol carol being a song or ballad of joy celebrating the birth of Christ. He ended up spending more money fighting pirated editions of the book than he was making from the book itself ( Patten, 1978, p. Copyright laws in England were often loosely enforced and a complete lack of international copyright law had been Dickens' theme during his trip to America the year before. In addition to the disappointing profit from the book Dickens was enraged that the work was instantly the victim of pirated editions. Dickens would later use the house again as the home of the Micawbers in David Copperfield.Ī Christmas Carol was published during the week before Christmas 1843 and was an instant sensation but, due to the high production costs, Dickens' earning from the sales were lower than expected. He used the house as a model for the home of the Cratchits in A Christmas Carol. Dickens would later describe the area " as shabby, dingy, damp and mean a neighborhood as one would desire to see" ( Ackroyd, 1990, p. In 1822 ten year old Dickens moved with his family to 16 Bayham Street, Camden Town, in London. Learn more about the dance performed at Fezziwig's Christmas Ball: In came the six young followers whose hearts they broke" ( Christmas Books-A Christmas Carol, p. In came the three Miss Fezziwigs, beaming and lovable. In came Mrs Fezziwig, one vast substantial smile. In came a fiddler with a music book, and went up to the lofty desk, and made an orchestra of it, and tuned like fifty stomach-aches. Every movable was packed off, as if it were dismissed from public life for evermore the floor was swept and watered, the lamps were trimmed, fuel was heaped upon the fire and the warehouse was as snug, and warm, and dry, and bright a ball-room, as you would desire to see upon a winter's night. " Clear away! There was nothing they wouldn't have cleared away, or couldn't have cleared away, with old Fezziwig looking on. Your browser does not support JavaScript! It is interesting to note that the now famous scene, Bob Cratchit with Tiny Tim on his shoulder, was not illustrated in the original version. Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim-by Frederick Barnard 1877 ![]()
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