A Christmas Carol
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- Author：Charles Dickens
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Summary
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens。 It was first published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843。 It tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from a supernatural visit by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past， Present and Yet to Come。
The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim。 The book was written and published in early Victorian era Britain， a period when there was strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions together with the introduction of new customs， such as Christmas trees and greeting cards。 Dickens' sources for the tale appear to be many and varied， but are， principally， the humiliating experiences of his childhood， his sympathy for the poor， and various Christmas stories and fairy tales。
The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim。 The book was written and published in early Victorian era Britain， a period when there was strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions together with the introduction of new customs， such as Christmas trees and greeting cards。 Dickens' sources for the tale appear to be many and varied， but are， principally， the humiliating experiences of his childhood， his sympathy for the poor， and various Christmas stories and fairy tales。
Reviews
IBNARAS AYOUB
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One of Dickens most valuable writings， I loved it。
Samantha Paine
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One of the most beautiful books I've ever read。 The true spirit of love 。。。 and Christmas One of the most beautiful books I've ever read。 The true spirit of love 。。。 and Christmas 。。。more
B。B。 Wilders
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Het is het perfecte voorbeeld voor een kort maar krachtig verhaal。 Een hoofdpersonage waar iedereen wel een bekende in kan vinden en de geanimeerde geesten die niet boven maar echter niet onbelangrijker zijn dan Scrooge zelf。 Citaten blijven je bij。 Heel memorabel， het is niet nu niet zomaar een klassieker。 Het bevat echter soms ietwat ouderwetse woorden die voor sommigen de magie zouden verpesten。 De verfilming van Disney uit 2009 met Jim Carrey is een enorme aanrader， als je die nog niet gezie Het is het perfecte voorbeeld voor een kort maar krachtig verhaal。 Een hoofdpersonage waar iedereen wel een bekende in kan vinden en de geanimeerde geesten die niet boven maar echter niet onbelangrijker zijn dan Scrooge zelf。 Citaten blijven je bij。 Heel memorabel， het is niet nu niet zomaar een klassieker。 Het bevat echter soms ietwat ouderwetse woorden die voor sommigen de magie zouden verpesten。 De verfilming van Disney uit 2009 met Jim Carrey is een enorme aanrader， als je die nog niet gezien hebt。 Even magisch en zeer trouw aan de bron。 。。。more
Martina Prato
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😭😭😭😭
Kathy
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A Christmas Carol is a play about a mean-spirited and selfish old man， Ebenezer Scrooge， who hates Christmas。 One cold Christmas Eve， Scrooge is unkind to the people who work for him， then refuses to give to charity， and then is rude to his nephew when he invites him to spend Christmas with him
Daniel
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The 19th century equivalent to the modern cheesy 'save Christmas' movies， but in its time undoubtedly a very telling and confrontational novel。 Contains some memorable quotes and some paragraphs of grand prose。 The 19th century equivalent to the modern cheesy 'save Christmas' movies， but in its time undoubtedly a very telling and confrontational novel。 Contains some memorable quotes and some paragraphs of grand prose。 。。。more
Allie
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I've never read Dickens before， and I'm happy to say I enjoyed it。 Familiarity with the plot and supplementing my reading with an annotated version from my library probably helped。 Other than Scrooge's transformative journey， what I liked best about the story was the way Dickens's compassion for the plight of the poor， particularly children in poverty， came through。 I've never read Dickens before， and I'm happy to say I enjoyed it。 Familiarity with the plot and supplementing my reading with an annotated version from my library probably helped。 Other than Scrooge's transformative journey， what I liked best about the story was the way Dickens's compassion for the plight of the poor， particularly children in poverty， came through。 。。。more
Sarah Jo
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One of my favorite annual reads。 Always funny & thought provoking
Milly
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this felt like what i felt like i was 6 secretly reading the texts between my dad and my mom about how they hate each other and want a。。uh…divorce or smthn？？to sum it up- i didn’t understand shit （too fancy， i’m russian not british）
Reb A
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I generally do not like classics。 I don’t enjoy the way they read， purely because of the old-fashioned ways of writing， which of course I can’t realistically fault。 However， A Christmas Carol is a classic I can always come back to。 The way it reads is interesting and engaging， and the narrator feels humane and likeable， while not taking away from the experience of the story。 As well as this， the many implicit and explicit themes and political statements allow you to not only enjoy an inspiring s I generally do not like classics。 I don’t enjoy the way they read， purely because of the old-fashioned ways of writing， which of course I can’t realistically fault。 However， A Christmas Carol is a classic I can always come back to。 The way it reads is interesting and engaging， and the narrator feels humane and likeable， while not taking away from the experience of the story。 As well as this， the many implicit and explicit themes and political statements allow you to not only enjoy an inspiring story， but also learn about the Victorian Era。 I definitely recommend it to anyone， even those who do not generally like classics， as I do not。 。。。more
Rachael
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Very classic story。 I’ve heard countless retellings over the years so it was fun to read the original。 I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Dickens writing。
Kat V
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I actually don’t think I’ve read this before！ I’ve seen the play several times （and of course the muppet version that my brother in law is obsessed with） and you can see the differences between the two but generally I really enjoyed it。 It’s a story with good morals even for someone like me who hates Christmas and wishes people would be more thoughtful all year long。 Not super religious even though it is about Christmas。 Great book。 Don’t need to reread but I wouldn’t mind。 4。2 stars
GRACE ASHBY
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𝟑 ⭐️ | "𝐈 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞。。。 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤， 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝; 𝐈 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥， 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭。" ⛓️I read this in My English Literature class and let’s say I didn’t mind it。 It wasn’t the best but it also wasn’t bad， there were some aspects of it that I liked to study and analyse however I also found that Dickens wrapped it too quickly during the last stave。 𝟑 ⭐️ | "𝐈 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞。。。 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤， 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝; 𝐈 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥， 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭。" ⛓️I read this in My English Literature class and let’s say I didn’t mind it。 It wasn’t the best but it also wasn’t bad， there were some aspects of it that I liked to study and analyse however I also found that Dickens wrapped it too quickly during the last stave。 。。。more
Brandi
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[4 Stars]I get why it's a classic [4 Stars]I get why it's a classic 。。。more
Bam Bam
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I listened to this book while I was knitting and I was in a brim of tear。
Halcyon
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I just finished A Christmas Carol， my very first Charles Dickens read！ As a non-English speaker， I did not think the writing style was too difficult。 Sometimes descriptions were a little bit long-winded， and I lost track of where I was， but the vocabulary was easy enough to understand。I am in doubt whether this book for me is a 3 or 4*。 While I did like the writing style， I am not entirely convinced by the quick turn-around of Mr。 Scrooge， and how high on Christmas he was at the end。 I noticed s I just finished A Christmas Carol， my very first Charles Dickens read！ As a non-English speaker， I did not think the writing style was too difficult。 Sometimes descriptions were a little bit long-winded， and I lost track of where I was， but the vocabulary was easy enough to understand。I am in doubt whether this book for me is a 3 or 4*。 While I did like the writing style， I am not entirely convinced by the quick turn-around of Mr。 Scrooge， and how high on Christmas he was at the end。 I noticed some other people were also commenting on that， so I'm glad I'm not alone in not 100% feeling it。I do think my 3。5-ish star for this book would not be the thing to hold me back from reading more Dickens。 I do not think I will be reading another story of him fast， though。 I went to see the movie of Great Expectations ages ago at the movie theatre， and I remember not liking it。 So we'll see where life takes us。Happy reading！ 。。。more
Natalia Kuczewska
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Nie wiem czy przeczytałem to do końca czy nie
emilie
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the audiobook is sm better
Kate Crist
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One of my favourite books growing up， still as heartwarming as the first time I read it。 I re-read this every year， 10/10 comfort book。
Annika
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Knew this wasn't going to be one of my like favorite books in the world， but wanted to try out more classics and this one was short， plus I'm sooooo ready for Christmas， so I thought "eh why not try it？" And let me tell you， I do not remember a single thing other than ending and I read this book in one sitting。 How the hell did I forget the whole book so fast？ Idk， but i do remember thinking that it wasn't a bad book， just maybe not for me。 Knew this wasn't going to be one of my like favorite books in the world， but wanted to try out more classics and this one was short， plus I'm sooooo ready for Christmas， so I thought "eh why not try it？" And let me tell you， I do not remember a single thing other than ending and I read this book in one sitting。 How the hell did I forget the whole book so fast？ Idk， but i do remember thinking that it wasn't a bad book， just maybe not for me。 。。。more
Kateloves2read
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Reread x5
Sofia Acero
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¡Qué lindas son las segundas oportunidades！
Sabah
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It's surprising how much I enjoyed this book; the characters and the overall message are profound and significant， and the mood it conjures is emotionally lovely。 In general， I adored this book。 It's surprising how much I enjoyed this book; the characters and the overall message are profound and significant， and the mood it conjures is emotionally lovely。 In general， I adored this book。 。。。more
Jasmine McBrayer
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ehhh
Ben
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 bit dull， a fancy way of saying a bloke changed his mind
Madeline Bell
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Read for school， only interested me because I knew the stories from movies
Paky
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Un clásico moralizante， entrañable， con una visión social aún vigente， entretenido para todas las edades。
Kay Ryder
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Possibly my favourite book。 Yes， it's a moral tale but it can be read as more than that。 It's comforting， familiar and the Christmas season wouldn't be the same without it。 Redemption， love， forgiveness， charity to others and sharing of joy are surely what that holiday is about - regardless of religion。 Possibly my favourite book。 Yes， it's a moral tale but it can be read as more than that。 It's comforting， familiar and the Christmas season wouldn't be the same without it。 Redemption， love， forgiveness， charity to others and sharing of joy are surely what that holiday is about - regardless of religion。 。。。more
Leslie Brindley
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A must read…every single year！
Tasnia
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Read as one of the plays at school
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,A Christmas Carol&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0