I’ll have to fact check that, but if true then brilliant.
Bugger. Not, as it appears. About £40K in todays terms.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/a6kyz5/how_far_did_bob_cratchits_15_shilling_per_week/
Dickens was a raving pinko and everyone forgets what a successful businessman Scrooge was.
If he hadn't worked so hard and made so many personal sacrifices he might not have been able to employ Bob Cratchit in the first place.
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