A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books |
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Author:
| Dickens, Charles |
Editor:
| Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert |
Series title: | Oxford World's Classics Hardcovers Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-280694-9 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Here is a wonderful collection of Dickens' Christmas stories, graced with many of the original drawings that appeared in the first edition. Pride of place goes to A Christmas Carol, of course, but the book also includes four other marvelous tales: The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, and The Haunted Man. All five stories show Dickens at his unpredictable best, jumbling together comedy and melodrama, genial romance and urgent social satire. The volume also features...
More DescriptionHere is a wonderful collection of Dickens' Christmas stories, graced with many of the original drawings that appeared in the first edition. Pride of place goes to A Christmas Carol, of course, but the book also includes four other marvelous tales: The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, and The Haunted Man. All five stories show Dickens at his unpredictable best, jumbling together comedy and melodrama, genial romance and urgent social satire. The volume also features an excellent introduction by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, who offers invaluable background to the Christmas stories, illuminating the social questions they address, outlining their reception and the enduring popularity of "A Christmas Carol," and highlighting how their style and themes resonate in more complex ways in his major fictions.