A Christmas Carol Goes to Court: Charles Dickens in Chancery

The transcript details Charles Dickens' legal battle over the piracy of his work, A Christmas Carol. After its publication in 1843, Dickens sued publishers Lee and Haddock for creating a plagiarized version. The case was heard in the Court of Chancery, a court of equity. Despite winning the case, Dickens faced financial losses as the defendants declared bankruptcy. This experience led Dickens to advocate for legal reform, which he later satirized in his novel Bleak House.

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