He based against the opening scene in the book where a young boy tries to sing a carol and get money for it off Scrooge
He called them Staves after the name given to each verse in christmas carol music
Oh, dude, "you little dickens" is like a playful way to call someone mischievous or cheeky. It's not about the size of anyone's, uh, you know, anatomy. It's just a cute, old-fashioned way to tease someone for being a bit of a troublemaker. So, like, don't take it too seriously, just roll with it!
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He calls the ghostly signs humbug because he initially believes they are just a product of his own imagination or a result of something he ate. Scrooge is skeptical and dismissive of anything supernatural or out of the ordinary.
Try looking in yellow pages for ghost whisperers, psychics, etc.
In part of the book when Scrooge is still mean, a caroler comes to his window and sings a carol in hope of food. Scrooge in turn throws a something at him and shoos him away.
i think it means the little boy of the tribe in the book I heard the owl call my name.
A Blacking Factory where they would what we call shoe polish boots
What do you call a four book series
Call the Midwife - book - has 368 pages.
I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. Their faithful Friend and Servant, CD. 1843. This is Dickens own words on the matter. It would seem he wanted to write a light and at times humourous account of his views on wealth and poverty that could be enjoyed but equally would convey an important moral and political message. To introduce an idea - an idea of redividing wealth fairly to help the poor but without being too heavily criticial of the fortunate wealthy few. A persuasive approach!