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Article: Dickens' "expectations" for celebratory feasts.(Christmas)(food and drink during Christmas in Charles Dickens' books)(Brief article)
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- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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Overindulging in food, drink, and celebration during the Christmas season would make Charles Dickens proud, says an English professor from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. "Not only did Charles Dickens jam his novels, such as A Christmas Carol, with food and drink, but he made the most of the holiday season himself," relates William J. Palmer.
"His home was always decorated with greenery and mistletoe before Thanksgiving, and his Christmas parties were legendary. Many relatives traveled to spend the holiday season with him and his 10 children."
Dickens (1812-70) published A Christmas Carol in 1843. The story is about a wealthy London miser, ...