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 ...

Two Christmas classics in a gorgeous graphic novel retelling! You may know the Ghosts of Christmas Past Present & Future from Charles Dickens& beloved tale A Christmas Carol but did you know this is not Dickens& only ghost story? This edition of Classics Illustrated Deluxe presents A Christmas Carol together with another one of Dickens& treasures Mugby Junction which also features elements of the supernatural & a protagonist to whom his future is revealed Estelle Meyrand&s Expressionist artwork brings a rich palette & dynamism to these two classic Christmas tales by one of the world&s greatest authors About the Author Rodolphe is the nom de plume for Rodolphe D Jacquette a French comics writer better known for his work in multiple genres His work has appeared in the French magazines Pilote A Suivre & Metal Hurlant & multiple comics series including Outsiders Le Vicomte & Cliff Burton Estelle Meyrand has illustrated many children&s books in France for leading publisher Editions Nathan Her work

Includes:: comics for the French series La Cour des Grands & Chansons et Poemes en Bandes Dessinees both for the publisher Petit a Petit

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Robert Zemeckis&s animated retelling of the popular children&s classic based on the novel by Charles Dickens featuring the voice talent of Jim Carrey in the multiple roles of Ebenezer Scrooge & the three ghosts which haunt him Old miser Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past present & future who aim to rid him of his contempt of friendship love & all things Christmas In order to do so the ghosts take him on a journey through time opening his eyes to the truths he is yet to face & the consequences should he refuse to do so But in the end it is up to old Scrooge himself to realise the emptiness of his existence & open up his heart before it is too late The film also features the voices of Gary Oldman Colin Firth Robin Wright Penn & Bob Hoskins ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Academy Award Winner George C Scott (Actor Patton 1970) gives a powerful performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in this truly heartwarming telling of Charles Dickens’ beloved drama At first miserable greedy old Scrooge can’t tolerate the revelry of Christmas much less comprehend its meaning But visits from his former business partner’s ghost & three cautionary specters from the past present & future force the man to soul-search Grappling with his own losses Scrooge recognises the repercussions of heartlessness in this classic timeless story that also stars Susannah York & David Warner ...

Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint He hates everyone especially children But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him scare him into mending his ways & he finds as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit Tiny Tim & their family that geniality brings its own reward This finest of all Christmas stories is beautifully illustrated with Arthur Rackham&s superb line drawings ...

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The Penguin English Library Edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens" Every idiot who goes around with & Merry Christmas& on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding" Charles Dickens&s tale of Ebenezer Scrooge who is haunted by three spirits & learns the true meaning of Christmas has had along with Dickens&s other Christmas writings a lasting & significant influence upon our ideas about the season as a time for celebration charity & memory The Penguin English Library
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Humbug!' Mr Scrooge is a squeezing wrenching grasping scraping clutching miserable old man But one cold Christmas Eve Scrooge receives some unusual visitors who show him just how very mistaken he's been BACKSTORY Learn all about how the author Charles Dickens invented Christmas! 160 pages bw chapter headings Dickens Charles ...

Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly & mean-spirited old man He treats family coworkers & strangers alike with distaste But on Christmas Eve he receives a visit from the ghost of his dead business partner Jacob Marley Marley warns Scrooge that unless he learns to be less greedy & self-serving that Scrooge will be condemned to wander Earth weighed down with heavy chains as Marley has been Marley tells Scrooge that three spirits will visit him First the Ghost of Christmas Past visits & shows Scrooge his own Christmases past including the Christmas when his fiance left him for being obsessed with money Second the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge all the happiness occurring at the various Christmas festivities around the city Finally The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge what will happen after his own death & Scrooge is horrified to find that everyone will celebrate it Distraught Scrooge begs for another chance & suddenly wakes in his own bed Forever after he honours the spirit of Christmas with kindness generosity & warmth ...