A beautiful edition of the classic tale,A ChristmasCarol.Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly and mean-spirited old man.He treats family,coworkers,and strangers alike with distaste.But on Christmas Eve he receives a visit from the ghost of hisdead business partner,Jacob Marley. Marley warns Scrooge that unlesshe learns to be less greedy and self-serving that Scrooge willbe condemned to wander Earth weighed down with heavy chains,as Marley has been.Marley tells Scrooge that three spirits will visit him.First,the Ghost of Christmas Past visits andshows Scrooge his own Christmases past,including the Christmaswhen his fiancé left him for being obsessed with money.Second,the Ghost of Christmas Present showsScrooge all the happiness occurring at the various Christmas festivitiesaround the city.Finally,The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come showsScrooge what will happen after his own death,and Scrooge ishorrified to find that everyone will celebrate it.Distraught,Scrooge begs for another chance,and suddenly wakesin his own bed. Forever after he honours the spirit of Christmaswith kindness,generosity and warmth.a classic Christmas story which will be read over each yearStudying this for GSCE - check out Scholastic'srevision flashcards (9781407183541),study guide (9781407182650)and guidebook for writing the best answers possible (9781407183985).SCHOLASTIC "INK DOT" CLASSICS - Collect them all!A Christmas CarolBlack BeautyFive Children and ItFrankensteinJane EyreMacbethOliver TwistRomeo and JulietStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeTreasure IslandWhat Katy Did
Publisher: ScholasticISBN: 9781407143644Number of pages: 144Weight: 110 gDimensions: 201 x 137 x 10 mm
Charles Dickens
A towering figure in the development of the novel,Charles Dickens was a British writer responsible for some of the best-loved works in the English language,including Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations.
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