In 1823, the poem A Visit From St. Nicholas was published anonymously in a small New York newspaper. Four years later, Clement Clarke Moore admitted it was his - he’d been reluctant at first because he didn’t think it was fitting for a scholarly professor such as he. I assume the popularity changed his mind.

Here’s a link to some history on the poem.

Note 1 - I originally had added this to a post on Christmas Eve, but here it is as a separate podcast. Also, I deleted a word in one line. The added syllable ruined the cadence.

Note 2 - And suggestions for more readings? I could do some of my own short stories, or some classics - as in old enough to be copyright-free. Some Leacock or Wodehouse or Twain.

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Part 4 of my reading of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. This is from the prompt copy that he used for his own readings. Comments are welcome, of course.

I hope you’ve enjoyed these readings, I plan on doing some more. I’m considering maybe some Jeeves and Wooster by P. G. Wodehouse, maybe some Stephen Leacock or Mark Twain. Let me know what books you’d like to hear. They just need to be old enough to be in the public domain and thus copyright free.

Edit - I’m adding a link to a related story I found a few days after posting this - enjoy it here.

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Part 3 of my reading of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. This is from the prompt copy that he used for his own readings. Comments are welcome, of course.

I’ll post the last stave in a day or two. If you'd like me to do other readings, let me know - they just need to be old enough to be in the public domain.

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Part 2 of my reading of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. This is from the prompt copy that he used for his own readings.

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Part 1 of 4 of my reading of A Christmas Carol, by Dickens. Read from the copy he'd edited for his own readings.

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ravensview.substack.com