Second Hand Christmas Books Vol 1
Author(s): Charles Dickens
In October 1843, Dickens hit upon the idea of writing a story that would not only celebrate Christmas but alert people to the desperate needs of England's poor. "The Christmas Carol" was the result. "The Chimes" is a topical satire set on New Year's Eve.
Product Information
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.
General critical introduction; a note on the text and annotation; Dickens's prefaces; introduction to "A Christmas Carol"; text of "A Christmas Carol"; introduction to "The Chimes"; list of illustrations to "The Chimes"; text of "The Chimes". Appendix A - the deleted passages from "The Chimes"; appendix B - descriptive headlines for the "Carol" and "Chimes".
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Penguin Character Books Ltd
- : 0.195
- : 25 November 1971
- : 198mm X 128mm X 15mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Charles Dickens
- : Paperback
- : Reissu
- : J. Leech
- : 823.8
- : 272
- : b&w illustrations, bibliography