false 5338 22 This new selection of Dickens's Christmas writings confirms his lasting influence upon our idea of the Christmas spirit: that Christmas is a time for celebration, charity, and memory. In addition to the beloved <I>A Christmas Carol</I>, this volume includes such festive works as "Christmas Festivities," "The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton," "A Christmas Tree," "The Seven Poor Travellers," <I>The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain</I>, and a Christmas episode from <I>Master Humphrey's Clock</I>. 2906128 1843 A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (Penguin Classics) total:676|5:265|4:239|3:145|2:24|1:3| 676 2767 941 48 4 1 false false Mon Dec 08 19:37:58 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 19:50:04 -0800 2008
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Heaped up on the floor, to form a kind of throne, were turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, great joints of meat, sucking-pigs, long wreaths of sausages, mince-pies, plum-puddings, barrels of oysters, red-hot chestnuts, cherry-cheeked apples, juicy ora...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 16:16:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 16:16:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 26 00:54:56 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 01:04:07 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 30 00:11:16 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 00:13:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 22:17:25 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 22:24:06 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 16:42:50 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 05:53:58 -0800 2008
Seriously: this is one that everyone should read, possibly every year. It's a good reminder to step outside of oneself, to be generous with time and one's (especially with those less fortunate than you), and to celebrate to the fullest.

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