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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 |
Charles Dickens
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 4.14 | 34148 Users | 786 Reviews
Details Containing Books A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (The Christmas Books #0.5-1, 5)
| Title | : | A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (The Christmas Books #0.5-1, 5) |
| Author | : | Charles Dickens |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary 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 |
Commentary As Books A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (The Christmas Books #0.5-1, 5)
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.Rating Containing Books A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (The Christmas Books #0.5-1, 5)
Ratings: 4.14 From 34148 Users | 786 ReviewsColumn Containing Books A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (The Christmas Books #0.5-1, 5)
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, andI rounded this novel up to 4, as an average for all the stories in this novel. This novel is a collection of Dickens' Christmas stories, including "A Christmas Carol", five other Christmas-themed stories, fourteen very short Christmas stories, and three short Christmas stories he co-wrote. For the sake of time and space, I have only included the five Christmas stories in this review. A Christmas Carol: 5 Obviously. There is no need to sum up this story's plot so I won't go into it. This story
This article on Dickens and Christmas nudged me into re-reading A Christmas Carol. The introduction to this Penguin edition even starts with the same anecdote, about the costermonger's daughter who asked Mr Dickens dead? Then will Father Christmas die too?I rarely re-read books, not least because there are too many classics I wish I'd read, and which I haven't yet read once, to launch myself into a project of re-reading. But also because I know that re-reading is more time-consuming both to do
Only Mr Charles Dickens could ever dream of animating Christmas Fayre with his wonderous prose as he does some chestnuts and a Spanish Onion in A Christmas Carol .There were great, round, pot-bellied baskets of chestnuts, shaped like the waistcoats of jolly old gentlemen, lolling at the doors, and tumbling out onto the street in there apoplectic opulence. There were ruddy, brown faced, wide girthed Spanish Onions, shining in the fatness of their growth like Spanish Friars; and winking from their
A Christmas Carol5 out of 5 stars[I copied this from my original review of it, which can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...]This book is weird. This book is spooky. This book is deep. But it also captures so perfectly the essence of Christmasthat goodwill towards mankindthat makes the season so beautifuland now can Christmas hurry up already?? (I may have read it a little too early.) :PI have to say, though, that one of my favorite parts came early on when Marleys ghost
**Please note, this review is for the specific Readers Digest edition. For my reviews of the text of these three books, please see my shelves. **The books published by the Readers Digest Association are always beautifully produced, albeit they do not have ISBNs and perhaps are not regarded as mainstream publishing. This one is no exception. It is a hardback, with a green leatherette cover, and a red spine. Gold tooling is used for the title, the author, and for the decorative border. Inside,
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
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