I’ve never read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens until recently. I read somewhere that the book renewed England’s interest in Christmas and individual charitable giving. Englanders had become somewhat calloused to the season and the plight of their fellow man. Mr. Dickens had a similar effect on his fellow countrymen with the book OliverContinue reading “What the Dickens?”
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The Reading
I’ve read thirty-five books this year, and I’d like to share a few excerpts from some of them. I read “Up from Slavery” by Booker T. Washington, and I was amazed by his courage and work ethic when the obstacles seemed insurmountable. He traveled from rural West Virginia to Hampton Normal School, during which travel,Continue reading “The Reading”
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