A Christmas Carol and Other Tales

Dickens’s widely adapted A Christmas Carol follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly, misanthropic​ businessman who is visited by spirits who take him on a journey to become a man who truly appreciates Christmas and the value of helping those around him. This edition also includes Charles Dickens’s Christmas novellas: 

• The Chimes: A poor, elderly man is visited by spirits who restore his faith in humanity. 
• The Cricket on the Hearth: A gentle, domestic story following a family in an English village during the holiday season. 
• The Battle of Life: Two sisters navigate the challenges of love, family, and the passage of time. 
• The Haunted Man: After a chemist makes a deal with a spirit to forget his sorrows, he learns to value the full human experience.