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The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families by The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids

Dec 29, 202530:44Kids & family

Two misers for the price of one! Charles Dickens created the world-famous character Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1840s, but he may have been inspired by a real-life miser named John Elwes. Another famous miser is buried in a...

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Misers is an episode from The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families by The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids. Two misers for the price of one! Charles Dickens created the world-famous character Ebenezer S...

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Published Dec 29, 2025, 30:44 long, audio available.

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