A Christmas Carol: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens (English)

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Charles Dickens (1812–70) was an established novelist when he wrote the most famous Christmas story in English literature in only six weeks. This reissue of the first edition allows readers to enjoy the story as Dickens had intended, and as its first readers experienced it during Christmas 1843.

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Charles Dickens (1812–70) was an established novelist when he decided to produce a Christmas story, which was written in only six weeks and published at the end of 1843. The book was an immediate bestseller, and had it not been for the very high production costs of the specially commissioned illustrations and the decorative binding, it would have been a great commercial success. This strategic error meant that Dickens did not make the profits he expected, which contributed to his falling out with the publishers, Chapman and Hall. The story, however, has endured to this day as a classic and remains Dickens' best-known and most adapted work. This reissue of the first edition, with its famous illustrations by Punch caricaturist John Leech (1817–64), is printed in black and white, but the four colour illustrations found in the original can be viewed at

Author Biography

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Table of Contents

Stave I. Marley's ghost; Stave II. The first of the three spirits; Stave III. The second of the three spirits; Stave IV. The last of the spirits; Stave V. The end of it.

Review

"It has it all: a spooky ghost story, a heartwarming redemption and a great plot with a satisfyingly ending.""-- The Times"

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The 1843 first edition of this classic tale is reissued here with the original illustrations by Punch caricaturist John Leech.

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The 1843 first edition of this classic tale is reissued here with the original illustrations by Punch caricaturist John Leech.

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Charles Dickens (1812-70) was an established novelist when he wrote the most famous Christmas story in English literature in only six weeks. This reissue of the first edition allows readers to enjoy the story as Dickens had intended, and as its first readers experienced it during Christmas 1843.

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Charles Dickens (1812-70) was an established novelist when he wrote the most famous Christmas story in English literature in only six weeks. This reissue of the first edition allows readers to enjoy the story as Dickens had intended, and as its first readers experienced it during Christmas 1843.

Details ISBN1108057144 Author Charles Dickens Pages 186 Series Cambridge Library Collection - Fiction and Poetry ISBN-10 1108057144 ISBN-13 9781108057141 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Being a Ghost Story of Christmas Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1812 Death 1870 Short Title CHRISTMAS CAROL Audience Age 9-12 Language English Media Book Residence ENK Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-01-03 Publisher Cambridge University Press UK Release Date 2013-01-03 AU Release Date 2013-01-03 NZ Release Date 2013-01-03 Alternative 9781108060400 DEWEY 823.8 Illustrations 4 Plates, color; 4 Line drawings, unspecified Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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