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Why Charles Dickens was the Springsteen of his time by Barbara Hoffman

One hundred and fifty years ago, Charles Dickens came to America to give the people what they wanted: "A Christmas Carol," read by the British writer himself. Some 2,500 people at a time clustered into halls in New York, Philadelphia and Boston to see Dickens, the Springsteen of his day, perform his solo show. Given...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 7:42pm on December 1, 2017 ☆ ⚑

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