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In the course of my 16-year investigation into my past life as 19th-century American writer Mathew Franklin Whittier, I became convinced that he and his wife, Abby, were the original authors of "A Christmas Carol" (and that their work had been plagiarized by other writers, some of whom also became famous, thereby). When one makes an outrageous claim, one loses credibility; so for the last several years, my focus has been establishing that credibility by confirming these ltierary "claims." This past year, 2025, I focused on proving Mathew and Abby's original authorship of "A Christmas Carol," by transcribing Dickens' handwritten manuscript (made available online by its holder, the Morgan Library and Museum). I found a great deal of evidence in that manuscript, which I then presented in a book entitled "The Sacred Carol: Rediscovering the True Authorship of a Christmas Classic."
The book is not merely tangentially relevant for this category, however, inasmuch as Abby also made a reference to reincarnation in her contribution to the "Carol." It occurs, in the now-unredacted text, in Marley's speech. Abby clearly *implied* it, in the context of Vedanta; Dickens removed even her implication, in his revisions, making it sound, instead, vaguely Christian.
The supporting web page for my book is:
The book is not merely tangentially relevant for this category, however, inasmuch as Abby also made a reference to reincarnation in her contribution to the "Carol." It occurs, in the now-unredacted text, in Marley's speech. Abby clearly *implied* it, in the context of Vedanta; Dickens removed even her implication, in his revisions, making it sound, instead, vaguely Christian.
The supporting web page for my book is:
The Sacred Carol: Rediscovering the True Story Behind a Christmas Classic
Explore the redacted layers of A Christmas Carol through an engaging look at Dickenss handwritten manuscript including restored passages and hidden margins.
thesacredcarol.goldthread.com