A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean old man with no friends or family to love him - he's just so miserable and bitter! One freezing cold Christmas Eve, Marley's Ghost pays Scrooge a visit and an eerie night-time journey begins. The Christmas spirits are here to show Scrooge the error if his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, will Scrooge learn to love Christmas and the others around him?
The cheerful poverty of the Cratchit family in A Christmas Carol, is a sure-fire tear-jerkerAt one public reading by Dickens in Boston, there were "so many pocket handkerchiefs it looked as if a snowstorm had gotten into the hall"—Sunday Express
It has it all: a spooky ghost story, a heartwarming redemption and a great plot with a satisfyingly happy ending—The Times
A story which, perhaps more than any other, sums up the spirit of the British Christmas—Sunday Telegraph
One of the great achievements of British culture—D.J. Taylor
But that story endures and retains the power to move us because it speaks to the human heart, and gives us hope when hope is fading—Tony Parsons, Mirror
It has it all: a spooky ghost story, a heartwarming redemption and a great plot with a satisfyingly happy ending—The Times
A story which, perhaps more than any other, sums up the spirit of the British Christmas—Sunday Telegraph
One of the great achievements of British culture—D.J. Taylor
But that story endures and retains the power to move us because it speaks to the human heart, and gives us hope when hope is fading—Tony Parsons, Mirror
Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of the most recognized celebrities of English literature. His many books include Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780147512895 |
| ISBN 10 | 0147512891 |
| Title | A Christmas Carol |
| Author | Charles Dickens |
| Series | Puffin Chalk Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2014-09-25 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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