Charles dickens neil gaiman. Neil gaiman reads a christmas carol by new york public library published on 2014 12 19t00 12 22z acclaimed author neil gaiman performs a memorable dramatic reading from nypl s own rare copy of a christmas carol which includes edits and prompts charles dickens wrote in his own hand for his unique public readings 150 years ago.
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Neil gaiman christmas carol. Neil gaiman has written many books and won many awards for them. 195 by aidan flax clark manager of public programs december 19 2017 the new york public library podcast features your favorite writers artists and thinkers in smart talks and provocative conversations. On december 15th 2013 neil gaiman did a reading of charles dickens a christmas carol at the new york public library hosted by author molly oldfield author of the secret museum the event.
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Acclaimed author neil gaiman performs a memorable dramatic reading from new york public library s own rare copy of a christmas carol which includes edits and prompts charles dickens wrote in his own hand for his unique public readings 150 years ago. Even huge charles dickens fans may not know that a christmas carol is organized in five stanza like sections called staves they might not know the author s only surviving prompt copy of the book that is dickens s own annotated version used for live readings is held at the new york public library. But it s without a doubt that neil gaiman gives one of the greatest.
Neil gaiman reads a christmas carol rebroadcast. Neil gaiman reads charles dickens s original performance script for a christmas carol. To celebrate the 175th anniversary of the dickens classic and to keep the holiday tradition alive we re sharing this very special reading of a christmas carol by novelist and comic book creator neil gaiman that happened at nypl in 2013 gaiman delivered a performance worthy of dickens himself who was by all accounts a sensational performer of his own.
He used to read a christmas carol to his children but only at christmas. The nypl podcast ep. Neil gaiman reads charles dickens s a christmas carol neil gaiman reads charles dickens s a christmas carol like.
