Book Description
This new holiday-themed volume collects Dicken's three most renowed Christmas Books. In addition to the beloved and ever-popular A Christmas Carol, with its ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, it includes The Chimes, a New Year's tale, and The Cricket on the Hearth, in which the title character remains silent during sorrow and chirps amid happiness.
A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, and The Cricket on the Hearth (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) FROM OUR EDITORS
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FROM THE PUBLISHER
Generations of readers have been enchanted by Dickensᄑs A
Christmas Carolᄑthe most cheerful ghost story ever written, and the
unforgettable tale of Ebenezer Scroogeᄑs moral regeneration. Written in just
a few weeks, A Christmas Carol famously recounts the plight of Bob
Cratchit, whose family finds joy even in poverty, and the transformation of
his miserly boss Scrooge as he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past,
present, and future.
From Scroogeᄑs ᄑBah!ᄑ and ᄑHumbug!ᄑ to Tiny Timᄑs ᄑGod bless us every one!ᄑ A
Christmas Carol shines with warmth, decency, kindness, humility, and the
value of the holidays. But beneath its sentimental surface, A Christmas
Carol offers another of Dickensᄑs sharply critical portraits of a brutal
society, and an inspiring celebration of the possibility of spiritual,
psychological, and social change.
This new volume collects Dickensᄑs three most renowned ᄑChristmas Books,ᄑ
including The Chimes, a New Yearᄑs tale, and The Cricket on the
Hearth, whose eponymous creature remains silent during sorrow and chirps
amid happiness.
Katharine Kroeber Wiley, the daughter of a scholar and a sculptor, has
a degree in English Literature from Occidental College. Her work has appeared
in Boundary Two and the recent book, Lore of the Dolphin. She
is currently working on a book on Victorian Christmas writings.
Features 24 illustrations