Pour yourself a glass of eggnog and settle in by the fire because this week Chase and Lacie bring you the story of A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens was inspired by the travesties of Victorian England, and the result was a classic tale that embodies the spirt of Christmas. To ruin the merriment, Lacie brings you a true crime story that rocked the London community in 1849. It was so gruesome that Charles Dickens himself wrote about the trials and subsequent executions. Merry Christmas and we hope you enjoy. 

Sources:

-Dickens-Charles.html

-https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/ragged-schools

-https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/the-origins-of-a-christmas-carol

-https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/mannings.html

-https://headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/fred-maria-manning-victorian-murderers/