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A Christmas Carol (annotated) : unabridged edition with introduction and commentary, Paperback / softback Book

A Christmas Carol (annotated) : unabridged edition with introduction and commentary Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1843. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past, such as carols, as well as new customs such as Christmas trees. With A Christmas Carol, Dickens captured the zeitgeist of the mid-Victorian revival of the Christmas holiday. He has been acknowledged as an influence on the modern Western observance of Christmas and inspired several aspects of Christmas, such as family gatherings, seasonal food and drink, dancing, games and a festive generosity of spirit.

The Commentary and Introduction contains material released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. : 

  • Background
  • Literary influences
  • Social influences
  • Writing history
  • Characters
  • Themes
  • Publication
  • Reception
  • Aftermath
  • Performances and adaptations
  • Legacy

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