BHB Compares A Christmas Carol w/ A Halloween Carol
With the holiday season just around the corner, it’s time to compare two of the best holiday books:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Halloween Carol (The Legend of Decimus Croome) by Kevin Purdy
We’ll take a look at everything from the authors, to the holidays, to the timeline to the characters in the novel/novella. For quick reference, take a look at the infographic on the right-hand side of this column or view it in a larger size by clicking on the infographic or viewing the Halloween infographic on Pinterest.
Comparing A Christmas Carol w/ A Halloween Carol
Novel
Author
Holiday
Words
Published
Main character
Main character sidekick
Sick child
First Ghost
Country Setting
Town setting
Time setting
Moral/theme
Best line
Main character catch phrase
Genre
Cameo appearance
Divided into…
Author
Holiday
Words
Published
Main character
Main character sidekick
Sick child
First Ghost
Country Setting
Town setting
Time setting
Moral/theme
Best line
Main character catch phrase
Genre
Cameo appearance
Divided into…
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
Christmas
Fewer than 30,000
1843
Ebenezer Scrooge
Bob Cratchit &/or Mr. Fezziwig
Tiny Tim
Jacob Marley – dead business partner
England
London
Late 18th – mid 19th Century
Don’t be a Christmas humbug.
“Marley was dead, to begin with…”
“Bah, humbug.”
Holiday novella
Ignorance & Want
Staves
Charles Dickens
Christmas
Fewer than 30,000
1843
Ebenezer Scrooge
Bob Cratchit &/or Mr. Fezziwig
Tiny Tim
Jacob Marley – dead business partner
England
London
Late 18th – mid 19th Century
Don’t be a Christmas humbug.
“Marley was dead, to begin with…”
“Bah, humbug.”
Holiday novella
Ignorance & Want
Staves
A Halloween Carol
Kevin Purdy
Halloween
More than 48,000
2017
Decimus Croome
Black Magic
Tommy Bobbich
Patricia Croome – deceased wife
America
Timberton
Mid 20th to early 21st Century
Don’t be a Halloween humbug.
Remember the part in our wedding vows about until death do we part? Consider this a bonus round.
“Pish posh & poppycock!!”
Holiday novel
Apathy & Greed
Chapters
Kevin Purdy
Halloween
More than 48,000
2017
Decimus Croome
Black Magic
Tommy Bobbich
Patricia Croome – deceased wife
America
Timberton
Mid 20th to early 21st Century
Don’t be a Halloween humbug.
Remember the part in our wedding vows about until death do we part? Consider this a bonus round.
“Pish posh & poppycock!!”
Holiday novel
Apathy & Greed
Chapters
