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A Christmas Carol (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)

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"I have always thought of Christmas time . . . as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely." So wrote Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol, his tale of miserable miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a kind and caring benefactor after visits on one Christmas Eve from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Dickens's short novel is one of the most-loved works in the English language and the best-known celebration of the Yuletide season. This special pocket edition of A Christmas Carol features an elegant bonded-leather binding, distinctive gilt edging, and decorative endpapers. It's the perfect gift for the Christmas season, and any other season. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fall River Press; Bonded Leather edition (October 4, 2013)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Leather Bound ‏ : ‎ 120 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1435149106


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 06


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6+ years, from customers


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,009,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,985 in Classic American Literature #6,612 in Holiday Fiction (Books) #22,889 in Classic Literature & Fiction


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    • A Christmas Carol Book Review (MS. LANGLIE! HERE IT IS!)
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. Oh, tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone,” (Dickens 144) the once miserly, old Scrooge pledges desperately to the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come as they stand over Scrooge’s future grave, following their witnessing of the nightmarish images of his own forthcoming death and its pitiable consequences. Charles Dickens’ charming and clever classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his change of heart has touched a countless number of people over generations. This five-star novel’s utterly moving message and immense genius will touch many more to come, and urge others to make the pledge to “honor Christmas in [their own hearts], and try to keep it all the year,” (Dickens 144), as Scrooge so thoroughly did himself that one Christmas night. Originally published in the year of 1843, A Christmas Carol summons us to Victorian London, contemporary to the year the story was published. The selfish, stingy, miserly, and miserable, old Ebenezer Scrooge broods in his hatred for the Christmas Season, as Scrooge greatly detests happiness, generosity, love, and family. Christmas Eve night, he is haunted by the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley, who appears to Scrooge with a long, heavy chain made from all of the terrible things that Marley pursued in life. Marley warns Scrooge that he is doomed to Marley’s same, terrible fate unless he changes the way he lives his life. So he tells Scrooge that three more Spirits will haunt him during the course of the night. We all know the story: the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet To Come visit Scrooge and show him moments in his lifetime in order to instill in Scrooge the idea to stop being so dreadful and instead to become compassionate. Throughout Scrooge’s tale, Charles Dickens introduces to us three different methods (one for each of the three spirits) as the tools for a person, such as Scrooge, to change one’s life. A very prominent theme portrayed in A Christmas Carol, is how the application of these three methods will change someone’s heart. The Ghost of Christmas Past is the first of the three to appear to Scrooge and the first to apply one of Dickens’ methods to change Scrooge’s heart. The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge back to his childhood and early years to show him all of the people he has loved. He sees his beloved, younger sister, Fan, the mother of his ever-encouraging nephew, Fred; he sees the jolly man to whom he was once apprenticed, Fezziwig, and the jovial love he showed to all his family and friends; and Scrooge also sees his former fiancée, reliving not only the scene of when she left him due to his growing greed, but also the images of the happy life she led after she left him. Seeing these people in his past renews Scrooge’s spark of love for his family and friends. Dickens’ first step to a change of heart— love. The jolly Ghost of Christmas Present succeeds the Ghost of Christmas Past and leads Scrooge through the existing world to see all those who were currently celebrating Christmas. He shows Scrooge the Cratchits, the family of Scrooge’s clerk Bob Cratchit, demonstrating to Scrooge how his habit of penny-pinching and ill behavior toward Bob Cratchit is affecting the poor, struggling family, in particular Bob Cratchit’s crippled son, Tiny Tim. This helps Scrooge feel regret for the decisions he has made and become more generous to those in need. The second method to the changing of Scrooge’s heart was the feeling of regret. Then the wraithlike Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come appears to Scrooge and shows him scenes from the future. At first, these scenes meant nothing to Scrooge as he saw the people of London’s disgraceful response to a terrible man’s death until Scrooge realized that this terrible man was Scrooge himself. This sudden realization at the setting of Scrooge’s own future grave was the sign of his complete conversion to kindheartedness. He felt absolute fear of the images he saw, and wanted nothing more than to reverse them. Hence, The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come applied the final method of transformation— fear for the future’s terrible consequences. So there are the keys to Scrooge’s conversion— love, regret, and fear for the future. The theme of how the application of these three methods is the key to changing someone’s frame of mind I believe is both valid and properly conveyed. With the help of the three spirits that fateful, Christmas Eve night, Ebenezer Scrooge realized that he must always have, “the Spirits of all Three… strive within [him, and] not shut out the lessons that they teach,” because if he went back to not loving, not feeling regret and guilt, and not being wary or fearful of future consequences, Scrooge would return to the greedy, wicked state in which he had found himself the night before. But that theme isn’t the most prominent in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The most prominent theme is the happiness one feels when one shows more benevolence, and I think that Dickens displayed this intent more than thoroughly by the end of his tale. And how true that is. Scrooge would’ve gone on living his rotten life with no lasting legacy when he died if it were not for the spirits’ visits. Instead, he spent the rest of his years becoming “as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, or any other good old city, town, or borough, in the good old world,” (Dickens 158). In Charles Dickens’ flawlessly written tale of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge learns that happiness can come to us if we will forget self and worldly gain, concentrating instead on helping others and learning to embrace the love of family and friends. Dickens’ clear, concise, and beautiful depiction of the world’s most beloved Christmas story second only to Christmas’ inspiration is one that everyone would benefit from reading. And may those who read it, remember themselves to “honor Christmas in [their hearts], and try to keep it all the year,” (Dickens 144). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2015 by GMorrison
    • my favorite book and the best story I have ever read
I reread this great book every Christmas season. I would recommend it to everyone! Three ghosts visits transform a bitter old tight-fisted man into a loving person.
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2024 by Michael Talbert
    • If your a fan of this novel, buy this one
This is a classic to have in your home. It’s a beautiful cover, the words are big, the pages are thick, and pictures are in color. It’ll read like a children’s book. It’s well made and I highly recommend it. You enjoy it for decades to come
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024 by Jamie
    • Fun and lighthearted.
A nice book to read before Christmas. It's almost identical to the movies and would've preferred something different but it's still a timeless classic.
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2024 by Carolyn S.
    • A Great Classic
The book is rich and a must-read for every generation! My heart is warmed by this carol-tale! It truly is a song of the heart
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2024 by R. Beadle
    • Christmas classic with some surprises
KindleUnlimited review. In recent years I have reread this short book each Christmas season and acquire a renewed appreciation each time. With only five chapters, it’s a short book and takes less than three hours to read in one sitting (as does the audiobook version). Nearly everyone knows the story or some variation of its retelling. Therefore, I’ll not attempt a synopsis but rather highlight my favorite passages and those different from the more familiar film adaptations. For instance, the arrival of the three spirits visiting Scrooge is always differently presented in film adaptations: “Expect the first to-morrow, when the bell tolls One… Expect the second on the next night at the same hour. The third upon the next night when the last stroke of Twelve has ceased to vibrate.” Most versions depict all three ghosts in one night. Scrooge specifically requested this but was rebuffed by Marley: “Couldn’t I take ’em all at once, and have it over, Jacob?” hinted Scrooge.” Dickens’ ability to poetically describe a scene is best presented by the mines absent from film adaptations: “… they stood upon a bleak and desert moor, where monstrous masses of rude stone were cast about, as though it were the burial-place of giants; and water spread itself wheresoever it listed, or would have done so, but for the frost that held it prisoner; and nothing grew but moss and furze, and coarse rank grass. Down in the west the setting sun had left a streak of fiery red, which glared upon the desolation for an instant, like a sullen eye, and frowning lower, lower, lower yet, was lost in the thick gloom of darkest night.” Likewise, the Ghost of Christmas Present’s two companions - the boy as Ignorance and the girl as Want - is a more harsh rebuke of Scrooge than many adaptations. Most versions retain the book end narrations but omit the internal ones. That’s a shame but the best reason to read the original text. The narrator’s interpretations of place and people would be an improvement in any film adaptations. However, most renditions do end with this poignant verse: “Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew... May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!” This story will pluck at one’s emotional heart strings each time. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2024 by DonMiguel
    • Solid Christmas classic. A must read at this time of year!
If you're a fan of the many movie and made for television versions of this classic tale, you must read the original story to truly enjoy the experience and wonder of this amazing Christmas tale of repentance, reclamation, and rebirth. And as old Scrooge learns for himself, it's never too late. "God bless us, every one!" ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2024 by Jonathan Mathews
    • A classic that transcends time.
This quick read is a must for the Christmas season. Timeless and uplifting that enables one to reflect on their own life.
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024 by Dljoz1

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