Sunday, December 18, 2011

Know Yr Xmas: Dickens

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Before settling on the name of Tiny Tim for his character in "A Christmas Carol," three other alliterative names were considered by Charles Dickens. They were Little Larry, Puny Pete, and Small Sam.
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Charles Dickens' initial choice for Scrooge's statement "Bah Humbug" was "Bah Christmas."
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After "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens wrote several other Christmas stories, one each year, but none was as successful as the original.

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