A Christmas Carol
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Book Info
Author
Dickens, Charles
Word Count
16,000 words
based on page count
Pages
64 pages
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Edition Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Edition Publish Date
2014-11-28
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 1503212831
ISBN-13: 9781503212831
Description
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens. It was first published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. Carol tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from a supernatural visit by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.The book was written and published in early Victorian era Britain, a period when there was strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions together with the introduction of new customs, such as Christmas trees and greeting cards. Dickens' sources for the tale appear to be many and varied, but are, principally, the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales
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