A Christmas Carol - A Lively Reading!

From Mrs. Catherine Dickens, Domestic Providence & Household Muse

DEAR FRIENDS AND GOODLY NEIGHBOURS,

Mr. Charles Dickens, Author, finds himself in the gravest of literary predicaments: his newest story — A Christmas Carol — simply refuses to move along!

To remedy this unfortunate blockage of the imagination, we are hosting a Sociable Reading & Prompting Party, and you are most urgently invited to assist.

Join us in the Dickens parlour, where friends and neighbours (that’s you!) shall lend your laughter, and good company to help Mr. Dickens bring his tale to life. Expect a lively reading of A Christmas Carol, complete with pantomime, whimsy, and just a touch of holiday foolishness — for what better cure is there for a stuck story than shared merriment?

Warm Companionship – loosens even the tightest plots.
Gentle Encouragement & Timely Laughter — a tonic best applied when prompted.
Light Refreshments & Good Humour – the finest inspiration known to man.

Please consider dressing/embellishing in your best Victorian cheer (if you wish!) and prepare to take your place among Dickens’ most intimate circle of friends.

With your help, we are certain that the story will at last flow freely.

“God bless us, every one” – and may laughter prove the best cure for a constipated quill!