Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play George C Scott plays the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge in this version of the Dickens Christmas classic Scrooge is a misanthrope unimpressed by the fuss everyone makes during the festive season That is until his sleep is disturbed one Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Christmas past present & future each of which takes him on a journey which helps him to open his heart to his fellow man & to thereby learn the joy of Christmas Filmed entirely on location in the historic town of Shrewsbury ...

To accompany the "A Christmas Carol" graphic novels from " Classical Comics" & to help with their application in the classroom this book is spiral-bound making the pages easy to photocopy &

Includes:: a CD-ROM with the pages in PDF format ideal for whole-class teaching on whiteboards laptops etc or for direct digital printing Written by a teacher for teachers helping to engage & involve students in the novel Suitable for teaching ages 10-17 this book provides exercises that cover structure understanding & character as well as key words themes & literary techniques The tasks focus on the use of language & comprehension there are also many cross-curriculum topics covering areas within history ICT drama reading speaking writing & art An extensive Educational Links section provides further study opportunities Devised to encompass a broad range of skill levels this book provides many opportunities for differentiated teaching & the tailoring of lessons to meet individual needs It

Includes:: a CD-ROM This resource can be used alongside the Classical Comics adaptation of A Christmas Carol as well as any traditional text In fact many of the activities can stand on their own as introductions to the works of Charles Dickens



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When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success A celebration of Christmas a tale of redemption & a critique on Victorian society Charles Dickens' atmospheric novella follows the miserly penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge who views Christmas as 'humbug' It is only through a series of eerie life-changing visits from the ghost of his deceased business partner Marley & the spirits of Christmas past present & future that he begins to see the error of his ways With heart-rending characters rich imagery & evocative language the hopeful message of A Christmas Carol remains as significant today as when it was first published Original illustrations by John Leech with an afterword by Anna South Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love & treasure ...

Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner & he learns he will be visited by three spirits
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Bah Humbug! That&s how Ebeneezer Scrooge feels about Christmas--until the Ghosts of Christmas Past Present & Future decide to show the crotchety old miser the error of his ways Together they travel through time revisiting all the people who have played an important role in Scrooge&s life & as their journey concludes Scrooge is reminded of what it means to have love in his heart & what the true spirit of Christmas is all about A timeless story the whole family will enjoy! ...

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A delicious Christmas feast of short stories from the Sunday Times No 1 bestselling author of A French Affair & The Perfect Match Add some extra sparkle to your Christmas by joining Katie Fforde for a perfect romantic Christmas feast of short stories Collected together for the first time & including one brand new story Make your Christmas wishes come true

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Exactly one year ago on Christmas Eve in the small isolated town of Baileys Down two high school students were slaughtered in a sadistic blood-soaked ritual in the basement of their school With the crime remaining unsolved three friends decide to get to the bottom of the mystery However what they uncover is proof of the existence of Krampus a mythological demon & the Anti-Santa who hunts down the wicked to give them what they deserve & now he has his sights set on them ...

Previously titled Envious Casca Tis the season to find whodunit It is no ordinary Christmas at Lexham Manor Six holiday guests find themselves the suspects in a murder inquiry when the old Scrooge who owns the substantial estate is found stabbed in the back Whilst the delicate matter of inheritance could be the key to this crime the real conundrum is how any of the suspects could have entered the locked room where the victim was found to commit this foul deed For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard the investigation is also complicated by the fact that every guest at Lexham Manor is hiding something
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A CHRISTMAS PRINCESS follows a young woman as she travels with her niece & nephew to a castle in Europe for Christmas where she unwittingly falls for a dashing prince ...