A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
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Signed · In dust jacket
London: The Dickens House, 1993. P3 - A 150th anniversary edition hardcover book SIGNED by David Charles Dickens (great grandson of Charles Dickens) and inscribed to previous owner on the title page in very good condition that has some light smudges/stains on the back, some light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Specially edited for reading aloud before an audience. This edition published 1993 to mark the 150th Anniversary of the original production on 19 December 1843. 9.75 x7.25 , 64 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 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 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 was inspired following a visit to the Field Lane Ragged School
- Publisher: The Dickens House
- Year: 1993
- Edition: 150th Anniversary Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
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