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When the publishers of the Pickwick Papers, Chapman & Hall, brought out the anonymous 'Sketches of Young Ladies' in 1837, their resounding success prompted the twenty-six-year old Dickens to write, th

It is widely known that Charles Dickens gave public readings of his works, and that those readings were enormously popular. Far less well known are the stories themselves; these were not, as is the mo

Dickens' delightful evocations of a Victorian Christmas include the title story, a heartwarming fable of home life; "The Holly-Tree," concerning love reclaimed at a country inn; and "The Haunted House

Christmas Eve 的夜晚，吝嗇冷漠的 Ebenezer Scrooge 對節慶毫無興趣，也不願對身邊的人多一分體諒。直到三位聖誕幽靈陸續現身，帶他回到過去、觀看現在，並走向尚未發生的未來。那些曾被遺忘的快樂、眼前他人的生活，以及自己可能面對的結局，讓 Scrooge 開始重新看待人生。Charles Dickens 的 A Christmas Carol 將鬼故事與聖誕節傳統巧妙結合。本書為 Oxford Children's Classics 版本，收錄 A Christmas Carol 完整未刪節原文，並加收 Charles Dickens 其他聖誕故事，由 Neil Gaiman 撰寫導讀，另附閱讀提示、作品知識與活動等延伸內容。收錄 A Christmas Carol 完整未刪節原文及 Dickens 其他聖誕故事 由 Neil Gaiman 撰寫導讀，另附閱讀提示、知識與活動 結合幽靈奇譚與聖誕氣氛，認識 Dickens 經典名作This Oxford Children's Classic contains the complete unabridged text of A Christmas Carol and other Christmas stories written by Charles Dickens. It also features an introduction by Neil Gaiman and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spectral spirits on Christmas Eve. They guide him on a journey through his past, present, and future, showing him the joys of Christmas and the consequences of his wicked ways.