A Christmas Carol
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
On a bitter Christmas Eve in Victorian London, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three supernatural spirits who drag him through the haunted corridors of his own past, present, and future — forcing him to confront a life squandered in greed and isolation. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843, chronicles one man's miraculous moral redemption through a single, unforgettable night of ghostly reckoning, and in doing so, forever shaped the way the Western world imagines Christmas itself. Dickens writes with a masterful blend of gothic atmosphere and warm-hearted sentiment, wielding sharp social satire to indict the callous indifference of the Victorian ruling class toward the poor. The novella stands as one of the most enduring works in the English literary canon — not merely a seasonal tale, but a timeless moral argument about compassion, generosity, and the human capacity for change. This complete and unabridged edition preserves every word of Dickens' original text, ensuring that Scrooge's transformation lands with all the power and pathos the author intended. Whether you are revisiting an old favourite or encountering its ghosts for the first time, A Christmas Carol asks a question that lingers long after the final page: what chains are *you* forging in life?
Author: Charles Dickens
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
On a bitter Christmas Eve in Victorian London, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three supernatural spirits who drag him through the haunted corridors of his own past, present, and future — forcing him to confront a life squandered in greed and isolation. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843, chronicles one man's miraculous moral redemption through a single, unforgettable night of ghostly reckoning, and in doing so, forever shaped the way the Western world imagines Christmas itself. Dickens writes with a masterful blend of gothic atmosphere and warm-hearted sentiment, wielding sharp social satire to indict the callous indifference of the Victorian ruling class toward the poor. The novella stands as one of the most enduring works in the English literary canon — not merely a seasonal tale, but a timeless moral argument about compassion, generosity, and the human capacity for change. This complete and unabridged edition preserves every word of Dickens' original text, ensuring that Scrooge's transformation lands with all the power and pathos the author intended. Whether you are revisiting an old favourite or encountering its ghosts for the first time, A Christmas Carol asks a question that lingers long after the final page: what chains are *you* forging in life?