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Sounds,20 Dec 2023,7 mins

SeriesA Christmas Carol

7. Context

Bitesize GCSE English Literature

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Jean and Carl discuss the context around A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. With extracts from the novella, Jean and Carl will take a look at what was going on in and around 1843, when the novella was written and first published. Extracts are taken from a BBC Sounds audiobook of A Christmas Carol, available to listen to in full on BBC Sounds. Suitable for: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas For more GCSE revision on A Christmas Carol, go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwhkxsg

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