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Charles Dickens' Christmas Classics - illustrated edition and links to download FREE audiobook
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Dickens's A Christmas Carol has gripped the public imagination since it was first published in 1843, and it is now as much a part of Christmas as mistletoe or plum pudding. It is a ghost story set at Christmastime in which a bad-tempered skinflint learns the error of his ways. Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas and all it stands for, but a ghostly visitor foretells three apparitions who will thaw Scrooge's frozen heart.
In this collection, A Christmas Carol and reprints the story alongside Dickens's four other Christmas Books: The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, and The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain. All five stories show Dickens at his unpredictable best, jumbling together comedy and melodrama, genial romance and urgent social satire, in pursuit of his aim 'to awaken some loving and forbearing thoughts, never out of season in a Christian
land'.
FEATURES:
• Includes beautiful illustrations from the original book
• Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book
• Saves space and don’t have to carry a hard copy around
• Offers an easy access and convenience to this classic literary masterpiece for a reasonable price
• Gives a lasting entertainment and values for readers of all ages
Charles Dickens’ Christmas Classics
• A Christmas Carol
• The Chimes
• The Cricket on Hearth
• The Battle of Life
• The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain
• Going Into Society
• A Christmas Tree
• What Christmas Is, As We Grow Older
• The Poor Relation’s Story
• The Child’s Story
• The Schoolboy’s Story
• Nobody’s Story
Finding literary works with illustrations, such as this book, on the web is hard to find. Much more a book that is beautifully formatted placed with amazing illustrations, for each story, like this for a very affordable price. The book’s price, which is very nominal, covers the time and effort that has been taken out to put everything together and formatted the materials for your convenience.
It is for your interest why this book has been made in one easy, readable and the most convenient possible place for you. Most of the e-books available online are not made for an average reader or even for readers who want the simplest book possible for easy reading. This e-book is of good quality for a very affordable price.
Dickens's A Christmas Carol has gripped the public imagination since it was first published in 1843, and it is now as much a part of Christmas as mistletoe or plum pudding. It is a ghost story set at Christmastime in which a bad-tempered skinflint learns the error of his ways. Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas and all it stands for, but a ghostly visitor foretells three apparitions who will thaw Scrooge's frozen heart.
In this collection, A Christmas Carol and reprints the story alongside Dickens's four other Christmas Books: The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, and The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain. All five stories show Dickens at his unpredictable best, jumbling together comedy and melodrama, genial romance and urgent social satire, in pursuit of his aim 'to awaken some loving and forbearing thoughts, never out of season in a Christian
land'.
FEATURES:
• Includes beautiful illustrations from the original book
• Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book
• Saves space and don’t have to carry a hard copy around
• Offers an easy access and convenience to this classic literary masterpiece for a reasonable price
• Gives a lasting entertainment and values for readers of all ages
Charles Dickens’ Christmas Classics
• A Christmas Carol
• The Chimes
• The Cricket on Hearth
• The Battle of Life
• The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain
• Going Into Society
• A Christmas Tree
• What Christmas Is, As We Grow Older
• The Poor Relation’s Story
• The Child’s Story
• The Schoolboy’s Story
• Nobody’s Story
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First published December 16, 2010
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Charles Dickens
13.1k books31.6k followersCharles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.
(from Wikipedia)
Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.
(from Wikipedia)
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July 3, 2022
You can't go wrong with the selection of classic stories included in this set. I gave all six books in this set the same rating (★★★★☆) which will be individually reviewed in the future.
In terms of my personal favourites, these are the ranks from my most to least favourite in this set:
1. A Merry Christmas and Other Christmas Stories by Louisa May Alcott
2. The Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffmann
3. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
4. The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol
5. Christmas at Thompson Hall and Other Christmas Stories by Anthony Trollope
6. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
As for this whole set, I gave it a ★★★★★ rating because the way everything is nicely put together:
- the hardcover editions of each book that comes in a festive little red box
- the matching winter theme with lovely red cardinals on the book covers
- the books can also be individual gifts thanks to the perfect size for stockings
Needless to say, it's easily become one of the choices for yearly Christmas reads in the family.
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did-not-finish
December 15, 2018Oh, hell no.
I might try text to speech on this (that's sort of like having Google Maps read to you), but there's no way I can read this book.
The text is centered. Even when you tell your Kindle to align-left, the text is centered.
There's a reason sane books aren't published with centered text. Readers follow along a line of text, but at the end, their eyes go back as far left as they started. When the text they want to read doesn't start at that point, it makes many readers (including this one) abso-f**ing-lutely crazy.
And you can't tell where paragraphs begin and end because a short line doesn't signal the end of one paragraph or herald the beginning of the next. A short line is just a short line and it means nothing.
There are some lovely classic stories in this book: Dickens, Twain, Moore, Scott. I know I have a couple as readable Kindle books (and/or Audible books), and the ones I'm missing I'll have to find in a more readable format.
I might try text to speech on this (that's sort of like having Google Maps read to you), but there's no way I can read this book.
The text is centered. Even when you tell your Kindle to align-left, the text is centered.
There's a reason sane books aren't published with centered text. Readers follow along a line of text, but at the end, their eyes go back as far left as they started. When the text they want to read doesn't start at that point, it makes many readers (including this one) abso-f**ing-lutely crazy.
And you can't tell where paragraphs begin and end because a short line doesn't signal the end of one paragraph or herald the beginning of the next. A short line is just a short line and it means nothing.
There are some lovely classic stories in this book: Dickens, Twain, Moore, Scott. I know I have a couple as readable Kindle books (and/or Audible books), and the ones I'm missing I'll have to find in a more readable format.
February 20, 2017
I love this little hard covered set. So adorable! Such a nice set to add to my book collection.
January 1, 2019
A great collection of classic Christmas stories.
December 1, 2024
Short stories, some okay, some boring
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