Have your own Victorian Christmas Book Reading with a step by step guide from our Victorian Christmas experts
Activities: Reading 'A Christmas Carol'
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On cold winter nights in Victorian times, families would take their seats around the hearth for story-telling. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol sums up what a Victorian Christmas meant with its themes of charity, family and goodwill to all men. It still has a lasting legacy in the sort of Christmases we celebrate today.
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- Topic: Gathering
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time: 2 hours
Items Needed
- A festive text – Download an excerpt of Charles Dickens'
- A group of people
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Print out Charles' Dickens A Christmas Carol excerpt
A festive tale
A Christmas Carol is a great story for a Victorian Christmas. Ghost and fairy tales were very popular in Victorian times.
Not only an important book for Victorians, A Christmas Carol is still enjoyed today. It has been adapted for stage, film and television and has been forever parodied and referenced.
So gather around for a magical evening of festive story-telling.
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This is the best of all christmas book's we are a day centre for adult's with learning difficultieswho have opened a victorian school room this was our 1st christmas open day !The victorian farm helps us with ideals so a big thank you
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