Dickens' Carol Manuscript : with Philip Palmer
About this episode
Dominic interviews Dr. Philip Palmer about the handwritten manuscript of A Christmas Carol and its preservation.
Dominic is joined by the inimitable Dr. Philip Palmer: Robert H. Taylor Curator & Department Head of Literary and Historical Manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum and custodian of Charles Dickens' one and only handwritten manuscript of A Christmas Carol ... Here Philip shares many of the secrets of the manuscript, such as the ideas and phrases that Dickens struck from his story (that can still be seen in the crossings out), and the expert care that goes into its preservation...
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