Elba

Elba is an island in Italy located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Italy's western coastline. This island is now technically a part of the Italian region of Tuscany. This specific 86-square-mile island is relevant to Jane Austen's Persuasion in its connection to Napoleon. The character Mr. Shepherd from this novel mentions Elba in connection to "This peace" (57). The peace he speaks of is a result of Napoleon being abdicated in 1814 and subsequently exiled to the island of Elba between 1814-1815; he arrived on the island on May 4.

Camden Town: The Cratchit Home

Bob Cratchit is the only employee of Scrooge who is treated very poorly and is very underpaid. He is also father to "Tiny Tim" who is very ill. The ghost of Christmas past is the first ghost to teach Scrooge a lesson, taking him to the Cratchit home, located in Camden Town. In this home, Scrooge develops empathy after witnessng Tiny Tim and after being toasted to before Christmas dinner, even after his cruelty that causes the suffering of this family. During Dickens' era, it is noted that Camden town was in great poverty and tainted with suffering.

45 Lime Street: Scrooge's House/Living Quarters

Scrooge lives in a dark house on 45 Lime Street that is not too far from his place of work that is described as "haunted." In the novel, it is said that "he lived in chambers which had once belonged to his deceased partner. They were a gloomy suite of rooms, in a lowering pile of building up a yard, where it had so little business to be, that one could scarcely help fancying it must have run there when it was a young house, playing at hide- and-seek with other houses, and have forgotten the way out again.

Cornhill, London: Scrooge's Workplace

Charles Dickens describes, in the opening of the novella, that Ebenezer Scrooge's counting house/warehouse is located on Cornhill Street in the city of London, England. A counting house is modernly known as an office used for work, keeping records of transactions, and storing finance books for business. This is where Scrooge works and spends most of his time. It was the business place of Scrooge and his old deceased partner, Jacob Marley (also known as the ghost that first appears to him in chains).

A Christmas Carol Origin - London, England

Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and is known for writing several Christmas-themed stories. Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol" (with John Leech as the illutstrator) while taking long nighttime strolls on the streets of London, England in 1843. He wrote it in under 6 weeks while facing financial pressures. This book was first published on December 19th, 1843 in London by Chapman and Hall.

 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Dickens-British-novelist (Dickens Biography)

Bath

Bath is located in the Somerset part of England. In Persuasion, Sir Elliot and Elizabeth move to Bath after their debts force them out of their family home. Anne joins them eventually in the second half of the novel. Mrs. Russell resides in Bath for a few weeks every winter and Mrs. Smith also resides in Bath as a result of her poor financial situation and for its medicinal properties.

Chawton

Chawton is a small village in East Hampshire that Jane Austen moved to with her mother, sister, and Martha Lloyd, a friend of the family, on July 7, 1809. This small village now seems to be most famous for being the place where Jane Austen took up residence after leaving her birthplace of Steventon. She and her other female companions were offered the house, now a huge Austen-related tourist site as well as general location, as Chawton House, by Edward Austen, one of Jane's older brothers.

Glasgow

Glasgow is a city in Scotland. It is Scotland's most populous city and the fourth most populous city in the United Kingdom. The city is also Scotland's largest seaport. It was one of Britain's main hubs of trade with North America and the West Indies during the 18th century and onward, making it an integral city for the growth of the British Empire.

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