A Christmas Carol: and Other Holiday Treasures by Charles Dickens (English) Pape

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Brighten the season with tales from the master of Christmastime fiction.Charles Dickens' most famous holiday story was the 1843 publication, A Christmas Carol, but he was a prolific writer in the yuletide genre and a great contributor to many now-prevalent traditions of the holiday itself. In the year following the release of A Christmas Carol, Dickens released The Chimes: A Christmas Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. This story combined his usual sympathy for the poor with the notion that we must always strive to live in nobler ways. In 1845 came The Cricket on the Hearth, a novella that, in its time, surpassed even A Christmas Carol in popularity for stage productions. The years 1846 and 1848 respectively saw published The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. Given this wealth of Christmas-themed works, it is no wonder that Dickens is sometime referred to as "the man who invented Christmas."Perfect for both fans of Dickens' work and those who just find special pleasure in the holiday spirit, these five Christmas stories are now available as part of the Word Cloud Classics series, providing a chic, inexpensive introduction to timeless tales.About the Word Cloud Classics series:Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value, including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of literature everywhere.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Born on February 7, 1812, Charles Dickens is one of the most popular literary authors of all time. After a very tumultuous childhood, Dickens finally succeeded in getting his first story in a London periodical. As the number of his published works increased, so did his fame. Although he died in 1870, Dickens works are some of the most famous written works in the English language.

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Most famous in the realm of holiday literature for his 1843 publication, A Christmas Carol , Charles Dickens was in fact a prolific writer in the yuletide genre and a great contributor to many now-prevalent traditions of the holiday itself. In 1944, A Christmas Carol , Dickens released The Chimes: A Christmas Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In , which combined his usual sympathy for the poor with the notion that we must always strive to live in nobler ways. In 1845 came the novella The Cricket on the Hearth . The years 1846 and 1848 respectively saw published The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain . Because of this wealth of Christmas-themed works, Dickens is sometime referred to as "the man who invented Christmas." Lexile score: 990L About the Word Cloud Classics series: Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value, including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of

Details ISBN1607109441 Author Charles Dickens Publisher Canterbury Classics Language English ISBN-10 1607109441 ISBN-13 9781607109440 Media Book Short Title CHRISTMAS CAROL & OTHER HOLIDA DEWEY FIC Series Word Cloud Classics Year 2013 Place of Publication San Diego Country of Publication United States Birth 1812 Death 1870 Residence ENK Subtitle and Other Holiday Treasures Imprint Canterbury Classics Publication Date 2013-10-31 NZ Release Date 2013-10-31 US Release Date 2013-10-31 UK Release Date 2013-10-31 Illustrations b-w text AU Release Date 2015-10-14 Pages 400 Format Paperback Audience General We've got this

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