A CHRISTMAS CAROL, a good read

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: read online (and free download) from Project Gutenberg, a site that offers hundreds of books that can be read online and downloaded free of charge because their copyright has expired.

A Christmas Carol: audio version

A Christmas Carol: online quiz

Remember that you should have finished reading this wonderful book by the second week of December in order to enjoy the different activities we, the Avanzado 2 teachers, are preparing for you (a lecture, film viewing and more).

A lot different adaptations have been made of this classic, not only films but also one-off episodes from popular TV series such as Doctor Who or Blackadder.

Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Official Trailer: 2010 Christmas special

Doctor Who: Official Website and Classic Series

Blackadder's parody of A Christmas Carol (Pleasant Ebenezer Blackadder is turned into a cruel and witty miser after seeing visions of his ancestors and descendants). Narrated by Hugh Laurie, here you can see an eight-minute clip.

Ebenezer:
Can I help?

Spirit:
[speaks with Scottish dialect] No thanks, no, no no... I just popped in to say `hello'. [shakes Ebenezer's hand] Spirit of Christmas; how do you do. Just doing my usual rounds, you know: a wee bit of haunting, getting misers to change their evil ways. But you're obviously such a good chap [pats Ebenezer on the knee], there'll be no need for any of that nonsense, so I'll just say `cheery-bye'. Cheery-bye! [turns to leave]

Ebenezer:
Well, can I get you a cup of tea or anything?

Whole script here.

Finally, for those of you who could be described as book lovers, here you have a direct link to the BBC Radio 4 Programme A Good Read, where guests are invited to discuss their favourite books.

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