The Absentminded Bookshelf by Douglas Cootey: Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Worth reading if only to see how much Hollywood has butchered this story over the past century

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At September 09, 2005 12:18 PM, Suzanne said...: I shouldn't be, but I continue to be amazed at the number of productions that bear little or no resemblance to the source material. (I hear the version with Patrick Stewart is good, but have yet to see it.)

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