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The celebrated annotator of "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has now prepared a sumptuous new edition of the Dickens classic.
Two classics in one! Wonderfully spread out in one, annotated, compact volume. Many vintage books are increasingly scarce and expensive. We published this volume in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a biography of the author.Includes: A Christmas Carol (1843)Great Expectations (1867 edition
Two classics in one! Wonderfully spread out in one, annotated and illustrated, compact volume. Many vintage books are increasingly scarce and expensive. We published this volume in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a biography of the author.Includes: A Christmas Carol (1843)Great Expectations (1867 edition
This annotated version of A Christmas Carol includes the full original novel, an author's biography and an in-depth analysis. This novel is a great story, that even written as a Christmas story, is just as entertaining all year long, and should definitely be read by anyone who loved fictive classics! The tale begins on a "cold, bleak, biting" Christmas Eve exactly seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge is "a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner" who has no place in his life for kindness, compassion or charity. He hates Christmas, calling it "humbug." Returning home that evening, Scrooge is visited by Marley's ghost: he warns Scrooge to change his ways lest he undergo the same miserable afterlife as himself... Charles Dickens (1812-1870) has been called "the man who invented Christmas." "A Christmas Carol" is a long novella he wrote in 1843.
No library's complete without the classics! This new edition collects the greatest works of Charles Dickens, one of the most popular novelists of all time. Oliver Twist. Pip. The ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. The characters of Charles Dickens live on in our imaginations long after we've read his renowned works of social commentary and vivid storytelling. And though these novels were written more than one hundred years ago, no home library today would be complete without them. This Canterbury Classics edition of Charles Dickens collects some of his most famous and beloved works--The Adventures of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations--into a single volume. For those who've never read Dickens, it's the perfect opportunity to experience his unique and compelling writing. And for those who are already Dickens devotees, an introduction by a renowned scholar will provide additional context and food for thought.
Read one of the greatest holiday classics of all time The definitive edition Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of Charles Dickens Large Print editions available in hardback and paperback Ebenezer Scrooge, a very old miser, absolutely refuses to spend any money. He goes so far as to refuse to donate money to charities on Christmas. Scrooge nearly denies his employee's pleas to take Christmas off. However, he soon has a revelation when the ghost of his former business partner tells him that he has been doomed to wander the Earth due to his greed and selfishness. Three Christmas ghosts show his past, present, and future in hopes of helping Scrooge avoid the same fate. This novel might very well be one of Charles Dickens's most famous works. It has become a Christmas classic that warms our hearts and puts us in a celebratory mood during the holiday season. The heartwarming tale of an old, angry man being changed when he realizes his own selfishness and deciding to do good pulls readers in and will draw a tear to your eye this Christmas. Get your copy of this timeless classic today.
More than a 100 years after his death, Charles Dickens is still entertaining readers with his classic "A Christmas Carol." Gather the family around for a wonderful journey through time with this life affirming tale, excellent for reading aloud on Christmas Eve. You know the story..... Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter old man who "will keep Christmas in my own way", which is not at all. People cringe when they see him coming. Dogs cower. But that is all about to change. He is visited by the ghost of his deceased partner, Jacob Marley, dragging the chains he has forged for himself in life, and learns that it is not too late for him. In "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge is visited by three more spirits that Christmas eve. His past, his present and his future. Each take him on a fantastic journey through time and space, showing him how his ways are wrong, and what will happen if he doesn't change. Scrooge goes through subtle changes at first, is humbled by the spirits, and then he is transformed from a bitter man to a caring human being. His new found appreciation of mankind is contagious. In the end, "A Christmas Carol" teaches that the changes not just so he can have a better after life, but because he really cares about life and humanity. A timeless classic, "Christmas Carol" has much to teach us today!
A Christmas Carol The full title of Charles Dickens' most famous work is technically A Prose Christmas Carol, being a Christmas ghost story. This novel was published on December 19, 1843, and the first print run of 6,000 copies sold out on Christmas Eve of that year. The publication of the first edition was fraught with complications, and although the book was met with positive reviews, earnings on the book fell far short of Dickens's expectations, and financial stress caused divisions between Dickens and the original publisher, Chapman & Hall.
This Workman Family Classic edition contains: * Background/Introduction * Biography * Footnotes * a scriptural passage and discussion question after each day's reading* Extension activitiesShare the Dickens Christmas Classic with your FamilyThis edition of A Christmas Carol is perfect for families to read together, and has been specially formatted into 24 readings suitable for reading during December. experience one of the greatest Christmas stories of all time all over again!
