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Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN : 1440495149
Authors : Charles Dickens

Product description
A CHRISTMAS CAROL is what Charles Dickens described as his "little Christmas Book" and was first published on December 19, 1843 with illustrations by John Leech, which are here reproduced. The story was instantly successful, selling over six thousand copies in one week. The tale has become one of the most popular and enduring Christmas stories of all time. Contemporaries noted that the story's popularity played a critical role in redefining the importance of Christmas and the major sentiments associated with the holiday. A Christmas Carol was written during a time of decline in the old Christmas traditions. This is a large 6 x 9 size edition, beautifully illustrated with many wonderful pictures which add greatly to important and dramatic scenes in the story.
In the history of English literature, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, which has been continuously in print since it was first published in the winter of 1843, stands out as the quintessential Christmas story. What makes this charming edition of Dickens's immortal tale so special is the collection of 80 vivid illustrations by Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Shinn, a well-known artist in his time, was a popular illustrator of newspapers and magazines whose work displayed a remarkable affinity for the stories of Charles Dickens, evoking the bustling street life of the mid-1800s. Printed on heavy, cream-colored paper stock, the edges of the pages have been left rough, simulating the way in which the story might have appeared in Dickens's own time. Though countless editions of this classic have been published over the years, this one stands out as particularly beautiful, nostalgic, and evocative of the spirit of Christmas.

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