Charles Dickens

The Christmas Carol(s)

The Charles Dickens short novella, A Christmas Carol, is only 31,096 words, which took the author ninety minutes to read during performances.  Dickens took about 6 weeks to write it and it is probably his most well-known work due to… Read More ›

Scrooged – Speech

A 1988 adaption of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol: Scrooged- A selfish, cynical T.V. executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve. Bill Murray plays Frank Cross a very selfish, greedy TV executive who gets visited well, you… Read More ›

Scrooge on Greetings

If I could work my will,” said Scrooge indignantly, “every idiot who goes about with “Merry Christmas” on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!”  Ebenezer… Read More ›