Charles Dicken's a Christmas Carol--Annotated Edition

from bplma

Seen every version of the movie possible, but i had never read the book before-- i loved it. Rich in detail and language and setting-- I now have some idea what it felt like to be in one of those crooked streets in London in 1843-- the smells and the dirt and soot and the closeness-- to put a han...

from readerbynight

I am so glad I decided to read this book again. This one is the original first edition text from 1843. This edition was reproduced from the original by Dover Publications in 1991 with the following note added: "The Christmas gift presented to the English-speaking world in 1843 by the preeminent n...

from BookNookRetreat7

What a classic Christmas story! It has been a very long time since I read the book and I wish I had re-read it before now. I am sure everyone knows the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, so I will not go into a long drawn out review. However, I will say this: it is better to be a giving spirit than to b...

from sweetiegherkin

Ebenezer Scrooge is the definition of a miser, reluctant even to wish anyone a merry Christmas for Christmas is but a "humbug." But on Christmas Eve, he is shocked by a visit from the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who had been like Scrooge in life. Marley warns Scrooge that ...

from bookappeal

Every time I read it, I discover something new. Beyond its inspiring message, it's just darn funny.