The most popular of all ghost stories was first published on 17 December 1843, and by Christmas Eve 6, 000 copies had been sold at a published price of five shillings. The story of Scrooge, a miser who becomes a different man when he is presented with visions of past, present and future by Marley's ghost, was an immediate success and has remainded so ever since. It is a book to read on Christmas Eve beside a blazing fire - and the best introduction to Dickens for young readers not quite ready for his longer novels.
Arthur Rackham, master of the fantastic, illustrated the story in 1915.
| ISBN: | 9781857159288 |
| Publication date: | 6th October 1994 |
| Author: | Charles Dickens, Arthur Rackham |
| Publisher: | Everyman's Library Children's Classics an imprint of Everyman |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 155 pages |
| Reading age: | 7+ |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS |
| Genres: |
Classic Literature Horror & Ghost Stories |
The most popular of all ghost stories was first published on 17 December 1843, and by Christmas Eve 6, 000 copies had been sold at a published price of five shillings. The story of Scrooge, a miser who becomes a different man when he is presented with visions of past, present and future by Marley's ghost, was an immediate success and has remainded so ever since.
A Christmas Carol is aimed at readers aged 7 and over.
A Christmas Carol features in the following genres: Classic Literature, Horror & Ghost Stories
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A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens, Arthur Rackham and published by Everyman's Library Children's Classics an imprint of Everyman
A Christmas Carol has 155 pages
Yes it is part of Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS series
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