A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Macmillan Collector's Library)
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Macmillan Collector's Library)
A miserly merchant on an ordinary winter's night encounters something extraordinary. When Ebenezer Scrooge rejects a Christmas caroller's plea for charity with a curt "Humbug!", he sets in motion a chain of supernatural visitations that will transform him forever. That night, the ghost of his deceased business partner Jacob Marley appears with a chilling message: three spirits will visit before the dawn, bringing with them the power to redeem—or damn—a man's immortal soul. From the spirit of Christmas past, Scrooge witnesses the tender moments and disappointments that hardened his heart; the ghost of Christmas present shows him the meagre joy of those he has impoverished; and the phantom of Christmas yet to come reveals the bleak legacy of a life devoted entirely to profit.
Dickens' atmospheric novella has become inseparable from Christmas itself—a tale so resonant it has inspired countless retellings and adaptations. Yet its power lies not in sentimentality but in hard truth: that redemption is possible, that compassion costs less than cruelty, and that the season's message of charity and human connection remains as vital now as when Scrooge first learned to value love above gold. With original illustrations by John Leech and an afterword by Anna South, this Macmillan Collector's Library edition is a treasured gift for any reader seeking to remember why Christmas matters.
Publisher: Macmillan Collector's Library
Date Published: 08/09/2016
ISBN: 9781509825448
Number of pages: 144
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