A Christmas Carol

Lingvo: English

Eldonita je 28-a de novembro 2014

ISBN:
978-1-5032-1283-1
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A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol during a period when the British were exploring and re-evaluating past Christmas traditions, including carols, and newer customs such as Christmas cards and Christmas trees. He was influenced by the experiences of his own youth and by the Christmas stories of other authors, including Washington Irving and Douglas Jerrold. Dickens had written three Christmas stories prior to the novella, and …

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Wonderfully evocative!

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I love the story of A Christmas Carol! I have seen film and TV versions including the great Blackadder one, and even attended a memorable live performance given by actor Clive Francis, however I don't think I have actually read the book since childhood so was delighted to find a battered vintage edition in a charity shop. Dickens' prose is wonderfully evocative and I don't think anyone can beat his detailed descriptions of Victorian London and the people inhabiting Scrooge's world. I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting A Christmas Carol and the story is an essential part of Christmas tradition for me.