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Eldonita je 1-a de januaro 1958 de Seven Seas Books.
Three Christmas Tales
Three Christmas Tales (Paperback, english language, 1958, Seven Seas Books)
- Numero OCLC:
- 73317583
- Goodreads:
- 24380795
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When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, ihe was already the acclaimed author of a journalistic sketdibook, six novels and a travel book. And yet A Christmas Carol set a new precedent for the writer whom readers on both sides of the Atlantic hailed as Englands great man of letters. So successful was this Story that Dickens wrote a new book for Christmas in each of the four years that foiiowed. Dickens described these five as "a whimsical sort of masque intended to awaken loving and forbearing thoughts." The present Seven Seas Books edition contains the first three of the famous Dickens Christmas tales. It is the publishers hope that readers will delight anew in their old friend A Christmas Carol; and will be moved to a new appreciation for Dickens`s passion for justice when reading The Chimes; and be warmed by the love of Dot and John …
When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, ihe was already the acclaimed author of a journalistic sketdibook, six novels and a travel book. And yet A Christmas Carol set a new precedent for the writer whom readers on both sides of the Atlantic hailed as Englands great man of letters. So successful was this Story that Dickens wrote a new book for Christmas in each of the four years that foiiowed. Dickens described these five as "a whimsical sort of masque intended to awaken loving and forbearing thoughts." The present Seven Seas Books edition contains the first three of the famous Dickens Christmas tales. It is the publishers hope that readers will delight anew in their old friend A Christmas Carol; and will be moved to a new appreciation for Dickens`s passion for justice when reading The Chimes; and be warmed by the love of Dot and John in The Cricket on the Hearth...