In this three-part course taught by Joseph Auciello, Charles Dickens’s timeless classic, A Christmas Carol, will be examined through a fresh lens. From theater, radio plays, cartoons, and movies, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge has entertained generations of audiences throughout the English-speaking world. First, though, came the short novel by Charles Dickens – always in print, but in a mass-media age, sometimes overlooked. Joseph, an English teacher in public and private schools, as well as a published journalist on literature, education and politics, will lead the class in returning to the literary source to rediscover and enjoy “this ghostly little book” which remains timely and fresh.

The recommended text for this course is the Bantam Classics edition (ISBN #: 978-0-553-21244-0) of A Christmas Carol, though any copy will be fine.

Presented by the Friends of Snow Library. To register or for more information, visit https://friendsofsnowlibrary.org/lifetime-learning-program/.