December Book of the Month
Caledon Library Book discussion
Sun, December 9, 2:00 - 4pm SLT
Whitehorn Library, Caledon VictoriaCity
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20VictoriaCity/35/180/23
The Caledon Library's Books of the Month for December is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Much quoted, much published, much adapted, much parodied and much loved, Charles Dickens tale of holiday cheer, self-examination, and miserliness redeemed has in some ways become synonymous with Christmas during the reign of Victoria.
Larded like a Christmas roast with elements of the macabre, the tale has more than a little in it of Dickens' love of telling ghost stories. It is also an unapologetic sermon on the virtues and vices Dickens saw about him in London.
Although many retellings bowdlerize it as a sweet and uplifting tale of mean-spiritedness defeated by generosity and loneliness banished by a change of heart, the satire and social critique of the original retain their keen edge. Come reexamine this eternally popular tale in good company at the Caledon Library. All Fans and Detractors of Dickens, Misers, Nephews, Overburdened Clerks, Moralizing Ghosts, Ukulele Players and Literary Schmoozers are welcome, whether they have read the tale or not.
Copies of the Work may be had at the library, or found at the following Aetheric Locale
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/d/dickens/charles/d54cc/
Broadcast of the work!!
For those who should prefer listening to reading, our very good friends at Radio Riel (may their tribe increase) will be broadcasting Librivox Recordings of the work, the bulk of the week. Listening Parties will be held at the Radio Riel Offices, in Caledon Penzance.
All times are Second Life Time, the which is Pacific Time.
In Serial Format, on the main Radio Riel Aetheric Stream: http://music.radioriel.org
Thursday 12/6 6pm SLT / 2am GMT
Friday 12/7 6pm SLT / 2am GMT
Saturday 12/8 6pm SLT / 2am GMT
AND, for those who wish to simply plunge themselves into the world so ably depicted by Mr Dickens...
Saturday 12/8 - Sunday 12/9
The work in its entirety
On the Radio Riel Aetheric Stream maintained by Laird Brideswell:
http://snow.slserver.com:9012/stream.m3u
OR
http://music2.radioriel.org/
The which announcement may also be seen here: Book of the Month On The Air: A Christmas Carol
Sun, December 9, 2:00 - 4pm SLT
Whitehorn Library, Caledon VictoriaCity
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20VictoriaCity/35/180/23
The Caledon Library's Books of the Month for December is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Much quoted, much published, much adapted, much parodied and much loved, Charles Dickens tale of holiday cheer, self-examination, and miserliness redeemed has in some ways become synonymous with Christmas during the reign of Victoria.
Larded like a Christmas roast with elements of the macabre, the tale has more than a little in it of Dickens' love of telling ghost stories. It is also an unapologetic sermon on the virtues and vices Dickens saw about him in London.
Although many retellings bowdlerize it as a sweet and uplifting tale of mean-spiritedness defeated by generosity and loneliness banished by a change of heart, the satire and social critique of the original retain their keen edge. Come reexamine this eternally popular tale in good company at the Caledon Library. All Fans and Detractors of Dickens, Misers, Nephews, Overburdened Clerks, Moralizing Ghosts, Ukulele Players and Literary Schmoozers are welcome, whether they have read the tale or not.
Copies of the Work may be had at the library, or found at the following Aetheric Locale
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/d/dickens/charles/d54cc/
Broadcast of the work!!
For those who should prefer listening to reading, our very good friends at Radio Riel (may their tribe increase) will be broadcasting Librivox Recordings of the work, the bulk of the week. Listening Parties will be held at the Radio Riel Offices, in Caledon Penzance.
All times are Second Life Time, the which is Pacific Time.
In Serial Format, on the main Radio Riel Aetheric Stream: http://music.radioriel.org
Thursday 12/6 6pm SLT / 2am GMT
Friday 12/7 6pm SLT / 2am GMT
Saturday 12/8 6pm SLT / 2am GMT
AND, for those who wish to simply plunge themselves into the world so ably depicted by Mr Dickens...
Saturday 12/8 - Sunday 12/9
The work in its entirety
On the Radio Riel Aetheric Stream maintained by Laird Brideswell:
http://snow.slserver.com:9012/stream.m3u
OR
http://music2.radioriel.org/
The which announcement may also be seen here: Book of the Month On The Air: A Christmas Carol
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