A Christmas Carol

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Nancy Holder: A Christmas Carol (2010)

100 bladzijdes

English taal

Gepubliceerd 13 februari 2010

ISBN:
978-1-907429-06-4
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An allegorical novella descibing the rehabilitation of bitter, miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge. The reader is witness to his transformation as Scrooge is shown the error of his ways by the ghost of former partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future. The first of the Christmas books (Dickens released one a year from 1843–1847) it became an instant hit.

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heeft A Christmas carol door Charles Dickens gerecenseerd (Prestwick House literary touchstone classics)

it was a splendid laugh, a most illustrious laugh

Though I am not religious, and do not celebrate Christmas, I have always loved this story. Whether you call it “the spirit of Christmas”, or simply kindness, generosity and love, Dickens does a marvelous job of stirring the heart to some of the best qualities any of us might possess. It had been a very long time since I had read this, and I had forgotten some of its humor, but well had I remembered its message, and this re-read disappointed not in the least.

Onderwerpen

  • Ebenezer Scrooge (Fictitious character)
  • Sick children
  • Fiction
  • Poor families
  • Misers

Plaatsen

  • London (England)