The Christmas Books

Wordsworth Editions, 1995 - Fiction - 383 pages

Each of these short stories was written specifically for Christmas. They combine concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional Christmas spirit-lore. The stories include A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Battle of Life and The Cricket on the Hearth.

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With so many different adaptations of a Christmas Carol out there, I think it is everyone's duty to read the original. And it's so good - even spookier than all the films put together, even if I did ... Read full review

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The Christmas Books, while not always being set during the festive season, each exemplify some aspect of the spirit of charity and "goodwill to all men" that Dickens felt so important in the ... Read full review

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Table of Contents

A Christmas Carol	3

TWO The First of the Three Spirits	24

THREE The Second of the Three Spirits	40

FOUR The Last of the Spirits	60

The Chimes	81

The Gift Bestowed	303

The Gift Diffused	325

The Gift Reversed	361

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About the author (1995)

Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s. His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.

Bibliographic information

Title	The Christmas Books Classics Library Wordsworth classics
Author	Charles Dickens
Edition	illustrated
Publisher	Wordsworth Editions, 1995
ISBN	1853262684, 9781853262685
Length	383 pages
Subjects	Fiction › Classics Fiction / Classics

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