The book helped "crysta­llise" the way Briton­s celebr­ate Christ­masLONDON: The Dickens Museum in London got into the festive spirit on Wednesday, unveiling its “A Christmas Carol” exhibition centred on the novelist’s famous tale of Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas. The book helped “crystallise” the way Britons celebrate Christmas and carried a strong social message after a scathing report on child labour that deeply shocked Charles Dickens, curators said. “A Christmas Carol” was written in six weeks in 1843 and is considered a charming tale with a heart-warming ending. “A Christmas Carol” recounts the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited, miserly old man who tries to make the lives of his employees and family miserable. Frankie Kubicki, the exhibition’s curator, said although Dickens did not “invent” how the British celebrate Christmas, he helped “crystallise it”.

Source: The Express Tribune November 29, 2017 14:48 UTC