Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol

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Inspiration for A Christmas Carol

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Parliamentary report on child labour

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Negative impact of Industrial Revolution

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Exploitation of children

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Genre influencing A Christmas Carol

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Supernatural

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Common elements of gothic fiction

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Flawed protagonists, flickering candles, malevolent spirits, isolated locations

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A Christmas Carol - Christmas and charity

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Enhanced association

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Tradition brought by Prince Albert from Germany

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Christmas trees

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First publication of A Christmas Carol

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1843

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Copies of A Christmas Carol sold in first print run

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6,000

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Values of A Christmas Carol

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Charity, family, gratitude

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Enduring popularity of A Christmas Carol

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Eerie narrative & humanitarian message