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Podcast: The Side Quest Book Club Podcast
Episode: Christmas Carol - Charle Dickens - Victorian Literature - Christmas Book
Description: Happy holidays to you all, Adventures. Thanks for tuning in. In this episode, Slava and Jonathan (joined by Josh, our intern) discuss A Christmas Carol, a classic novella by Charles Dickens, first published in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. The story follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy miser, as he is visited by the ghosts of Jacob Marley, Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, leading to his moral redemption and transformation.00:00 Introduction to A Christmas Carol04:12 Dickens, Context, and Victorian England08:45 Scrooge as Antihero13:30 Poverty, Class, and Social Responsibility18:40 The Ghost of Christmas...