Here you can see the first page, beginning the famous tale. "Marley was dead: to begin with."
And you can check out the rest of the manuscript and zoom in and out to your feverish heart's delight at:
http://documents.nytimes.com/looking-over-the-shoulder-of-charles-dickens-the-man-who-wrote-of-a-christmas-carol#p=1
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Really hard to read the original just because the hand writing is hard to decipher, but what I could read was fun. I think an unedited copy in print would be worth finding and reading.
Funny, its always been one of my favorite Christmas tales, I'm sure that's the case for many. I was reading one of Sherman Alexi's new books at the bookstore in town and I think I just like writers who kind of talk to the reader about their thoughts on social issues, you know, social commentary but in a very informal personal way? I don't have the vocabulary to say what I am trying to say without run on sentences anymore!!
Anyway, I'm glad I finally walked in there, they have a cozy place to sit and read. Riverwalk Books is it?
Hope classes are going well. I am probably not going to be able to go through with my school plans yet again. But I am glad I went as far as I did and registered, at least I know when the time comes, I can do what it takes to get myself where I need to be.
Excited for the holidays and seeing everyone. Thanks for the link, I love old literature!
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