A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books
- a true classic & a Christmas time must-read. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean miserable bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past present & future Scrooge learns to love Christmas & the people all around him. With a light-hearted introduction by bestselling author Anthony Horowitz creator of the highly successful Alex Rider novels most recently Snakehead. Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of the most recognized celebrities of English literature. His imagination wit mastery of the language & huge creative output single him out as one of the few people who genuinely deserve to be called genius. He had a poverty-stricken childhood & was determined to improve himself. By his early twenties he found a job as a parliamentary reporter & in his spare time wrote sketches of London life for newspapers & magazines. The publication of Pickwick Papers (1836) brought him the fame & fortune he craved. He wrote many other famous books including Oliver Twist Great Expectations & A Tale of Two Cities.