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A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol Paperback - 2012

by Dickens, Charles

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Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title A Christmas Carol
  • Author Dickens, Charles
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 152
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Random House
  • Date 2012-10-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Glossary, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP87758055
  • ISBN 9780099573753 / 009957375X
  • Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.3 in (18.54 x 12.95 x 0.76 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Reading level 610
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Holiday: Christmas
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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About this book

The full title of Charles Dickens' most famous work is technically A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas. This novella was published on December 19, 1843, and the first edition run of 6000 copies were sold out by Christmas Eve of that year.

The publication of the first edition was fraught with complications, and even though the book was received to positive reviews, profits of the book fell far below Dickens' expectations, and the financial strain caused rifts between Dickens and the original publisher, Chapman & Hall.

From the publisher

CHARLES DICKENS was born on February 7, 1812 in Landport in Portsmouth. His father was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office who often ended up in financial trouble. When Dickens was twelve years old he was sent to work in a shoe polish factory because his father had been imprisoned for debt. In 1833 he began to publish short stories and essays in newspapers and magazines. The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was published in 1836, the same year that he married Catherine Hogarth. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837 while The Pickwick Papers was still running. Many other novels followed and Dickens became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. He also set up and edited the journals Household Words (1850-9) and All the Year Round (1859-70). Charles Dickens died on June 9, 1870 leaving his last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.

First Edition Identification

The initial publication of A Christmas Carol was challenged by several issues, and those issues are evident in some of the first edition identification notes. The final product of the first edition was printed with a red cloth binding with gilded pages and yellow endpapers. The very first copies were printed with green endpapers, and those copies are exceptionally rare.

The first edition contains four colored illustrations and four black and white illustrations. In the first edition, Stave I is printed with the roman numeral, while later editions spell out the number to be printed as Stave One.

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Media reviews

 • "It has it all: a spooky ghost story, a heartwarming redemption and a great plot with a satisfyingly ending." --The Times

About the author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is considered one of the English language's greatest writers. His works include The Adventures of Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, and A Tale of Two Cities.

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