Dickens, Coal Miners and The Spirit of Christmas
Charles Dickens, The Christmas Carol, Illustrations Arthur Rackman
Lately, I have wondered about the life of a miner. This comes as no surprise since Putnam and Speedwell occupies a house that was once a home for a miner and his family at Eclipse Company Town. The houses are cute; but they are small, it seems to me, for a family. I wonder about life without privacy and shared beds, even though I…
