![]() Other times one has to recognise that time has moved on and the intent you entered into in an old contract has long changed. Sometimes one has to take a firm stand to protect one’s rights and ensure that your investment is also protected. It is reported that Harpercollins is seeking an injunction against Open Road distributing any more copies and the destruction of copies. ![]() ![]() HarperCollins also refer to “stated limitation of paragraph 20” of its contract, which refers to them having to seek George's consent to license rights in the work by stating that that does not permit the right for the work to be taken elsewhere. The charge is that in 1971, George entered into a contract that gives HarperCollins exclusive publishing rights of the work “in book form,” and that this extends to ebooks by the inclusive clause “computer, computer-stored, mechanical or other electronic means now known or hereafter invented.” The suit is over Open Road’s publication of the e-book edition of Jean Craighead George’s bestselling and award-winning children’s book Julie of the Wolves which has sold some 3.8 million copies. You can see NEW depictions of these three celebrated spirits in the new Mother Goose Muddle,įezziwig’s 2019 production coming to Wolfville December 20-21 at theįestival Theatre.Perhaps someone at HarperCollins had just read 'A Christmas Carol' and wanted to be Scrouge and to be visited in the night by the ghosts of Authors Past, Present and Future.Īs reported in Publishers Weekly, HarperCollins decided to dump a Christmas infringement present on Open Road in the form of a lawsuit on 23rd December. Offer the true value and meaning of this season. You can choose from Patrick Stewart, Alistair Sim, Reginald Owen,Īlbert Finney, Mickey Mouse, The Muppets, and even Jim Carrey, as they This Christmas, with family or friends, why not partake in one of the many versions of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Ghost offered no comment or advice for my future, except to stay the The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, or the Ghost of theįuture, is the last ghost to visit Scrooge, and doesn’t speak. Make this time of year about friends and family and helping The moment, and being aware of what’s happening right now is so This emphasis on focusing on the present, living in Present says, “I love my role in the story as more people connect with When asked about their role, the Ghost of Christmas Past (see photo) in a Scrooge Fezziwig show a few years back and weĬhatted about how this ghost sets the mood for Scrooge’s early days I was fortunate to play the role of the Ghost of Christmas Learn and develop and see our mistakes and strengths.” “reflection is such an interesting part of our lives because we can Refers to the ghost as “it.” This spirit, when interviewed, was quiteĬongenial and loved representing what has past. What is really special about this ghost is that Dickensĭoes not use gender pronouns to describe the Ghost of Christmas Past. We’ve accomplished and maybe, just maybe, how we could have done Time that lead to these moments of the present, reflecting on what I don’t enjoy reflecting on the past, but it’s nice to revisit the Let’s start with, appropriately, the Ghost of Christmas Visited by our three ghosts, each representing a different stage in The ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns ScroogeĪbout changing his ways before he meets a terrible fate. ![]() Let’s get into the holiday spirit of things, and learn more about three of the most famous ghosts in history!Ĭharles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843,Īnd the story of miserable and greedy Ebenezer Scrooge, who hatesĬhristmas, is familiar to everyone. ![]() When the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future walked into my apartment to be interviewed, it got really TENSE! These fascinating apparitions have been making appearances on stage, television, film, and in literature for over a hundred years and it’s been very difficult to get them all in the same room to interview, but I finally did it. Who’s Who: The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future ![]()
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