Ghost of Christmas Past Archives - The Circumlocution Office

A small matter to make these silly folks so full of gratitude.

Background. "A small matter to make these silly folks so full of gratitude." is a quotation from A Christmas Carol (Stave 2). A Christmas Carol is a novella, or short story, written by Charles Dickens and first published in the Christmas of 1843. Context. Illustration from the original publication of A Christmas Carol showing a joyous Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig dancing away at their Christmas party. This quote is said by The Ghost of Christmas Past to Ebenezer [...]

Your reclamation, then. Take heed.

Background. "Your reclamation, then. Take heed." is a quotation from A Christmas Carol (Stave 2). A Christmas Carol is a novella, or short story, written by Charles Dickens and first published in the Christmas of 1843. Context. This quote is said by Ghost of Christmas Past to Scrooge. Taken from the following passage in Stave 2: “Who, and what are you?” Scrooge demanded. “I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.” “Long Past?” inquired Scrooge: observant of its dwarfish stature. [...]