Dickens, Railroads & Christmas

Dickens, Railroads & ChristmasConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 794

Dec 21, 2020 • 53m

Great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley, shares how Dickens kicked off the Victorian obsession with Christmas when he published, "A Christmas Carol." Ainissa Ramirez shares how the Henry Bessemer made railroads and our modern celebration of Christmas possible.

Episode Segments

Dickens and ChristmasDec 21, 202035mGreat-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley, shares how Dickens kicked off the Victorian obsession with Christmas when he published, "A Christmas Carol."

Great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley, shares how Dickens kicked off the Victorian obsession with Christmas when he published, "A Christmas Carol."

Railroads and the Modern ChristmasDec 21, 202018mHow railroads made our modern celebration of Christmas possible.

How railroads made our modern celebration of Christmas possible.