Dickens' Christmas Day letter up for auction

A Christmas Day letter penned by the author of A Christmas Carol is up for sale at a US auction house.

Mon, 11 Dec, 2006 - 15:49

A Christmas Day letter penned by the author of A Christmas Carol is up for sale at a US auction house.

But the letter written by Charles Dickens on December 25, 1849, contains a good deal more "bah humbug" than Christmas cheer.

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