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Article on 'Reinventing Dickens for Christmas' by Dr Joanna Robinson features on RTÉ Brainstorm

The School's Lecturer in Victorian Literature offers a wonderful Christmas-themed long-read
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Charles Dickens is embedded in many popular images of Christmas, but to which version of Dickens do we credit the invention of a particular brand of seasonal spirit?
To read Dr Robinson's full article, 'Reinventing Dickens for Christmas', see the RTE website