Charles Dickens' a Christmas Carol, 60 Minutes with Carols for Performance: As Adapted and Illustrated by Andrew B. Harris, PhD

Charles Dickenswas 31 and the author of six major works when he became outraged by the working conditions of children. With the hope that he could move more readers to action, he wroteA Christmas Carolin 6 weeks. But even with a sold-out publishing run, the funds available were insufficient now that his wife was pregnant with their fifth child. Dickens loved the theatre and took to readingA Christmas Carolto audiences. The novella soon gained fame, and millions of copies have been sold making the phrase “Merry Christmas” universal.Note from the author:“About twenty years ago, Jake Correll asked me to directA Christmas Carolin the Courthouse Theatre. But the theatre was only available for two days, and we needed four performances to break even. And thus … the hour-long version was born. It has charmed audiences ever since.” —ABHAbout the Author:In addition to this illustrated edition ofA Christmas Carol, Sentia has published three other books by Andrew B. Harris (Four Plays) andWorld Theatre(in two volumes).Prize-winning books includeThe Performing Set(UNT Press) andBroadway Theatre(Routledge). Dr. Harris has chaired theatre departments at SMU, TCU, and Columbia University. A UNT Professor Emeritus, he is an alumnus of the University of Chicago and New Dramatists. The Harrises make their home in McKinney, Texas.Read more