Description
Illustrated by Edward Landseer, Daniel Maclise, Clarkson Stanfield, Frank Stone, Richard Doyle, John Leech and John Tenniel, this collection contains five long stories written specifically for Christmas, with a new introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English at the University of Sussex. Dickens combines his concern for social ills with childhood myths and memories and traditional seasonal lore. The first story, A Christmas Carol, has become a touchstone of English festive fiction and an enduring international favourite. Repeatedly adapted, parodied, staged and filmed, this richly influential tale is vivid and moving. The other stories, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man, blend whimsy, sentiment, comedy, satire, the didactic and the fantastic as they develop the theme of individual and social regeneration.
Information
Author: Dickens Charles
Language: English
Publication date: February 1, 2004
Manufacturer: Bohemian Ventures, spol. s r.o.
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Classic literature in english
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 383
ISBN/EAN: 9781853262685