[two-thirds-first] 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.[/two-thirds-first] [one-third][/one-third]   Comparing A Christmas Carol w/ A Halloween Carol [one-fourth-first]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…[/one-fourth-first] [one-fourth]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[/one-fourth] [one-fourth]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[/one-fourth] [one-fourth] [/one-fourth] SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave