Charles Dickens
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 4.14 | 34148 Users | 786 Reviews
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| Original Title: | A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings |
| ISBN: | 0140439056 (ISBN13: 9780140439052) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Christmas Books #0.5-1, 5 |
| Characters: | Timothy Cratchit, Bob Cratchit, Grace Jeddler, Marion Jeddler, Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge |
| Setting: | United Kingdom |
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An alternate cover for this isbn can be found here.'Merry Christmas!...every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding'
Dickens' story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly visitors, has proved one of his most well-loved works. Ever since it was published in 1843 it has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas. Dickens' other Christmas writings collected here include 'The Story of the Goblins who Stole a Sexton', the short story from The Pickwick Papers on which A Christmas Carol was based; The Haunted Man, a tale of a man tormented by painful memories; along with shorter pieces, some drawn from the 'Christmas Stories' that Dickens wrote annually for his weekly journals. In all of them Dickens celebrates the season as one of geniality, charity and remembrance.
This new selection contains an introduction by distinguished Dickens scholar Michael Slater discussing how the author has shaped ideas about the Christmas spirit, an appendix on Dickens' use of The Arabian Nights, a further reading list and explanatory notes.
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| Title | : | A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (The Christmas Books #0.5-1, 5) |
| Author | : | Charles Dickens |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | October 30th 2003 by Penguin Classics (first published December 19th 1843) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Holiday. Christmas. Short Stories. Literature. Fantasy. 19th Century |
Rating Containing Books A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (The Christmas Books #0.5-1, 5)
Ratings: 4.14 From 34148 Users | 786 ReviewsCrit Containing Books A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (The Christmas Books #0.5-1, 5)
How can you rate one of the greatest morality novellas of all time? It's a Christmas classic! Preaching compassion, sympathy, empathy and generosity, A Christmas Carol is beautifully written, atmospheric, playful and politically charged.There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I might have not profited, I dare sayChristmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come roundas a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and
There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.A classic Christmas tale, Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserable old man, who is visited by his deceased business partner and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come one Christmas Eve. Their intention is to help Scrooge realise the error in his ways and to help his transform into a better person.Everyone knows the story of A Christmas Carol the story has
Whenever I start a book like this, I expect for it to put me in the Christmas mood, and so it did! From the very first page, I could feel the crispness of the snow under my feet and the chill of the weather, and I didn't mind at all that we were in a graveyard! Most of these Christmas stories contain pure magic - I especially loved the Sexton one and the legendary A Christmas Carol. Other stories didn't intrigue me that much but they still put me in the mood for Christmas. So all in all, I would
A lovely edition of the Christmas books...This contains the five novella-length stories usually known as Dickens Christmas books, in a lovely new hardback edition from Oxford Worlds Classics. Its beautifully produced, with some of the original illustrations for each story, and is one of those volumes that is a physical pleasure to read, quite apart from the contents. Id say it is perfect Christmas gift material for any Dickens fan, except Id never be willing to give my copy away!A Christmas
Christmas writings seem to often be drenched in nostalgia - even T.S. Eliot succumbed to it with The Cultivation of Christmas Trees. Dylan Thomas is another example. Dickens is no exception, with additional syrupy sentimentalism and overt Christian evangelism mixed with supernatural elements. Other famous Dickensian themes are also present; urban poverty and social injustice.I found much of the book forgettable, the exceptions being the two longer stories, A Christmas Carol and The Haunted Man.
It, like Oliver Twist, is a minor Dickens work in scope, but its truths are momentous truths & its aesthetic sensibilities remain breathtaking and ahead of their time. The quintessential perennial novel and for very good reason.
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