Autorentext

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was the second of eight children in a family beset by financial insecurity. A prolific and popular author, even in his day, Dickens is widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.  

Klappentext

Charles Dickens’s classic tale A Christmas Carol, along with more of his Christmas writings, freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line.  Dickens’s widely adapted A Christmas Carol follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly, misanthropic​ businessman who is visited by spirits who take him on a journey to become a man who truly appreciates Christmas and the value of helping those around him. This edition also includes Charles Dickens's Christmas novellas: 

• The Chimes: A poor, elderly man is visited by spirits who restore his faith in humanity. 
• The Cricket on the Hearth: A gentle, domestic story following a family in an English village during the holiday season. 
• The Battle of Life: Two sisters navigate the challenges of love, family, and the passage of time. 
• The Haunted Man: After a chemist makes a deal with a spirit to forget his sorrows, he learns to value the full human experience.