A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

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Product ID:	9780140439052
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
Authors:	Author: Charles Dickens
Page Count:	336
Subjects:	Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Description:	Select Guide Rating Tells the story of the solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas. This title also includes: "The Story of the Goblins who Stole a Sexton", and the short story from "The Pickwick Papers" on which "A Christmas Carol" was based. ''Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding'' Dickens''s story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly visitors, has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the season. Dickens''s other Christmas writings collected here include ''The Story of the Goblins who Stole a Sexton''; ''The Haunted Man''; and shorter pieces, some drawn from the ''Christmas Stories'' that Dickens wrote annually for his weekly journals. In all of them Dickens celebrates Christmas as a time of geniality, charity and remembrance. Edited with an introduction by MICHAEL SLATER
Imprint Name:	Penguin Classics
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2003-10-30

Weight	250 g
Dimensions	194 × 125 × 21 mm