A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

A Ghost Story of Christmas

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
144 Seiten
2016
Macmillan Collector's Library (Verlag)
978-1-5098-2544-8 (ISBN)
13,70 inkl. MwSt
An illustrated, full-colour edition of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale.
Complete and unabridged.

When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success. A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption, and a critique on Victorian society, Charles Dickens' atmospheric novella follows the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge who views Christmas as 'humbug'.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Featuring original illustrations by John Leech, with an afterword by Anna South.

It is only through a series of eerie, life-changing visits from the ghost of his deceased business partner Marley and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future that Scrooge begins to see the error of his ways. With heart-rending characters, rich imagery and evocative language, the hopeful message of A Christmas Carol remains as significant today as when it was first published.

Charles Dickens was born in 1812 near Portsmouth, where his father worked as a clerk. Living in London in 1824, Dickens was sent by his family to work in a blacking-warehouse, and his father was arrested and imprisoned for debt. Fortunes improved and Dickens returned to school, eventually becoming a parliamentary reporter. His first piece of fiction was published by a magazine in December 1832, and by 1836 he had begun his first novel, The Pickwick Papers. He focused his career on writing, completing fourteen highly successful novels including Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and Bleak House, as well as penning journalism, shorter fiction and travel books. He died in 1870.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Macmillan Collector's Library
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 100 x 157 mm
Gewicht 181 g
Themenwelt Literatur Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
ISBN-10 1-5098-2544-4 / 1509825444
ISBN-13 978-1-5098-2544-8 / 9781509825448
Zustand Neuware
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