A Christmas Carol And Other Christmas Writings By Charles Dickens
(Paperback, 2003)

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A Christmas Carol & Other Christmas Writings collects stories of matchless charm & enduring popularity that enchanted listeners at Charles Dickens&s public readings This Penguin Classics is edited with an introduction & notes by Michael Slater Since it was first published in 1843 A Christmas Carol has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas Dickens&s story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas past present & future has been adapted into countless film & stage versions since it was first published Dickens&s 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 & remembrance This new selection contains an introduction by distinguished Dickens scholar Michael Slater discussing how the author has shaped ideas about the Christmas spirit original illustrations by & Phiz& & John Leech an appendix on Dickens&s use of The Arabian Nights a further reading list & explanatory notes Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012 His most famous books including Oliver Twist Great Expectations A Tale of Two Cities David Copperfield & The Pickwick Papers have been adapted for stage & screen & read by millions If you enjoyed A Christmas Carol & Other Christmas Writings you might like Dickens&s The Pickwick Papers also available in Penguin Classics