Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Did an Actuary Inspire Dickens' Christmas Carol?


In the beloved Christmas ghost story, the miser Ebeneezer Scrooged is transformed by a visit from 3 ghosts:  Christmas Past, Present and Future. 

Perhaps these ghosts were inspired by a conversation old Charlie had with a young actuary over a bowl of porridge. By happy accident, we came across a lost page in Charles Dickens's diary.  Or we just asked Chat GPT to reproduce it.