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

18 Dec 2017

The School's Lecturer in Victorian Literature offers a wonderful Christmas-themed long-read

RTÉ Brainstorm is a home for new ideas and insights on Ireland and the world.

It's an unique partnership between RTÉ and Irish third level institutions, namely University College CorkNUI GalwayUniversity of LimerickDCUDublin Institute of TechnologyUlster University and Maynooth University.

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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

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