«The Christmas Books» Charles Dickens An unsurpassed blending of vibrant storytelling and social conscience, "A Christmas Carol" is one of Dickens"s most perennially popular stories. It tells of Scrooge, now a byword for misanthropy and avarice, who is transported through time to the Christmasses of his childhood, of the present and of the future. Heeding the dreadful warning of what is to be if Scrooge does not mend his ways, the old miser repents and is suffused with Christmas spirit.Along with "The Chimes" and "The Cricket on the Hearth", "A Christmas Carol" celebrates the joys of the festive season. Each of these books is politically provocative and aims to stimulate the reader"s pity and charity for the poor, but the tone is so intimate and the style so humorous that poverty and ignorance yield to generosity and compassion. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Christmas Books (Charles Dickens). Напишите свою рецензию о книге Charles Dickens «The Christmas Books» https://izbe.ru/book/393402-the-christmas-books-charles-dickens/

«The Cricket on the Hearth and Other Christmas Stories» Charles Dickens With the publication of "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens almost single-handedly created the genre of the "Christmas story." And while that beloved classic remains among the best-known in the field, Dickens also wrote a number of other delightful tales associated with Yuletide. This volume features three of the best. Combining realism with fantasy, and with kindness and affection for the poor a dominant theme, they include the title story, a charming tale of a pleasant and simple home life; "The Holly-Tree," a lighthearied story of love reclaimed in a quiet country inn; and "The Haunted House," an entertaining account of a belligerent ghost"s effect onthe lives of those with whom he shares a home. Written with Dickens" familiar flair for characterization, comic incident and the picturesque, these stories will delight readers with their unusual charms and nostalgic re-creation of Victorian Christmases past. Издание на английском языке. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Cricket on the Hearth and Other Christmas Stories (Charles Dickens). Напишите свою рецензию о книге Charles Dickens «The Cricket on the Hearth and Other Christmas Stories» https://izbe.ru/book/367718-the-cricket-on-the-hearth-and-other-christmas-stories-charles-dickens/