Dickens and America ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Benedict Kiely

Charles Dickens loved the “idea” of America so much that, as with so many idealized romances, his beloved could not quite live up to his high expectations… (essay by Benedict Kiely)
— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2020/12/charles-dickens-america-benedict-kiely.html

“Good King Wenceslas” ~ The Imaginative Conservative

“Good King Wenceslas” is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a Bohemian king going on a journey and braving harsh winter weather to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen—December 26, the Second Day of Christmas… (listen here)
— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2020/12/good-king-wenceslas.html