In this episode, released just before your Paper 1 mock tomorrow (4th March), we work through 12 essential quotations from across A Christmas Carol. As with the equivalent episode for Macbeth, these are 12 high-value quotations that can be used in virtually any essay question. Each lends itself to detailed, work-level analysis and links to other quotations and moments across the novella. Listen to this episode, recap these quotations and use them in your mock tomorrow - and the real exam in May!

The 12 Essential Quotations (Chronological Order)

1. “Solitary as an oyster.”
2. “Hard and sharp as flint.”
3. “Are there no prisons? … And the Union workhouses?”
4. “Decrease the surplus population.”
5. “Mankind was my business.”
6. “A solitary child, neglected by his friends.”
7. “The master-passion, Gain.”
8. “This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want.”
9. “If he be like to die, he had better do it.”
10. “I am not the man I was.”
11. “I will honour Christmas in my heart.”
12. “As good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man.”