A Dickensian Christmas – Charles Dickens Advent Calendar

A hand-illustrated advent calendar for Dickens lovers: find 24 hidden doors on a snowy Victorian street and guess the Dickens character behind each one.

Product description

It's Christmas Eve in Victorian London. The gas lamps are glowing, the carol singers are out, and Father Christmas is hurrying down the snowy street with an armful of books.

Hidden among the bow-fronted shop windows, the hanging signs, the chimney pots and the frozen puddles are 24 little doors. Behind each one waits a character from the novels of Charles Dickens. Every morning in December, find the door, open it and guess who's inside.

A miser in a nightcap, a bride who stopped all the clocks, a boy who asked for more, a woman who never stops knitting… Some you'll name in a heartbeat. Others will send you back to the bookshelf.

How it works

1. Find the door. Search the busy street scene for today's number, hidden on a shop sign, a window, a crate or a doorway.
2. Open it. A hand-drawn portrait of a Dickens character is waiting inside, caught in their most famous moment.
3. Guess the character, and the novel. Name them, then name the book for bonus points.
4. Check the answers on Christmas Eve. All 24 characters, with their novels and publication years, are listed on an illustrated answer sheet, sealed in its own envelope.

Why Dickens lovers adore it

• A puzzle, not just a countdown: 24 days of "I know this one!" moments for the whole family.
• From A Christmas Carol and beyond: Scrooge, Tiny Tim and Marley, plus favourites from Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, The Pickwick Papers and more.
• Hand-illustrated artwork: a detailed ink-and-watercolour Victorian street, full of geese in shop windows, skaters, a chestnut seller and a black cat on the wall to spot.
• Screen-free and sugar-free: a December ritual that sends you back to the classics, not to the biscuit tin.
• A conversation starter: perfect for book clubs, classrooms and Christmas dinners. "Which one is Mr. Micawber again?"

Perfect for

Dickens fans, readers of Victorian literature, English teachers and students, book clubs, grandparents who grew up on A Christmas Carol, and anyone who rereads it every December.

What's included

• 1 illustrated advent calendar, A4 landscape (21 × 29.7 cm / 8.3 × 11.7 in), with 24 perforated doors
• 1 illustrated answer sheet listing all 24 characters with their novels and publication years
• 1 illustrated "The Answers" envelope to keep the solutions secret until Christmas Eve

Good to know

• The calendar contains no food or treats. The surprise behind each door is a character to guess.
• The answers are in English.
• Recommended for ages 12+, or younger readers with a grown-up.

24 doors, 24 characters, and a very merry Dickensian December. God bless us, every one! 🎩📚🎄