December 17, 2012

The Enduring Mystery of Dickens's 'Dear Girl'

The Enduring Mystery of Dickens's 'Dear Girl' 1

The Granger Collection, New York

Bob Cratchit's Christmas dinner; wood engraving after Edwin Austin Abbey for Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," 1881.

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The Granger Collection, New York

Bob Cratchit's Christmas dinner; wood engraving after Edwin Austin Abbey for Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," 1881.

By Michael Slater

The Enduring Mystery of Dickens's 'Dear Girl'

The Granger Collection, New York

Bob Cratchit's Christmas dinner; wood engraving after Edwin Austin Abbey for Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," 1881.

Could there be any further mysteries to a life studied as thoroughly as