A Christmas Carol Mass market paperbound - 2005
by Charles Dickens
This complete and unabridged version of Dickens's 1843 classic Christmas tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, his hatred of the world, and his redemption by three ghosts, includes a special Foreword, Afterword, and biography of the author. Reissue.
About this book
The publication of the first edition was fraught with complications, and even though the book was received to positive reviews, profits of the book fell far below Dickens' expectations, and the financial strain caused rifts between Dickens and the original publisher, Chapman & Hall.
First line
MARLEY WAS DEAD, to begin with.
From the rear cover
SCROOGE was a foul old man who wrapped his cold, uncaring heart in chains. Chains of greed. Bigotry. Contempt. Apathy. Selfishness. He detested the world, and was alone. Until the night his long-dead partner Marley appeared.
A hideous spectre forced to walk the earth forever, Marley was damned. As Scrooge would be...unless he agreed to face three ghosts. One would take Scrooge back to the memories he'd buried. One would show Scrooge the world of joy and friendship he'd rejected. One would force Scrooge into the dreadful shadows of the future he'd forged.
Three ghosts of Christmas. Of Christmas Past. Of Christmas Present. Of Christmas Yet to Come. All offering Scrooge a single gift-a chance.A last chance to give love.
A last chance to join life.First Edition Identification
The initial publication of A Christmas Carol was challenged by several issues, and those issues are evident in some of the first edition identification notes. The final product of the first edition was printed with a red cloth binding with gilded pages and yellow endpapers. The very first copies were printed with green endpapers, and those copies are exceptionally rare.
The first edition contains four colored illustrations and four black and white illustrations. In the first edition, Stave I is printed with the roman numeral, while later editions spell out the number to be printed as Stave One.
Details
- Title A Christmas Carol
- Author Charles Dickens
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 116
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Tor Classics, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date November 1, 2005
- ISBN 9780812504347 / 0812504348
- Weight 0.14 lbs (0.06 kg)
- Dimensions 6.87 x 4.17 x 0.37 in (17.45 x 10.59 x 0.94 cm)
- Ages 10 to 14 years
- Grade levels 5 - 9
- Reading level 610
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Holiday: Christmas
- Library of Congress subjects England, Christmas stories
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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