Charles Dickens

Now a major film: HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. 'Merry Christmas! What right have you to be merry? What reason have you to be merry? You’re poor enough.’ Ebenezer Scrooge detests Christmas. There’s no reason to be merry, in his opinion, and certainly no reason to forgo work in order to take part in some foolish celebrations. One particularly vexatious Christmas Eve, he’s visited by a ghost and swept along on a fantastical journey examining his past, present and future Christmases, leading him to reflect on his life and the things he holds dear. Charles Dickens not only created an instant Christmas classic with A Christmas Carol but also popularised many of the traditions and rituals associated with the holiday today. The story has since inspired countless adaptations, including films, musicals and animations.

In this lusciously illustrated volume, international bestselling artist Lisa Aisato reimagines Dickens's classic Victorian ghost story. Foreword from National Book Award Finalist and a Newbery Honor Book Winner Kathi Appelt On Christmas Eve in 19th century London, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghost of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him that three spirits will visit him to show him the future that awaits him if he continues in his ways. He is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future in order to help him change his ways. Gorgeously designed and illustrated with atmospheric, luscious art, this special edition of A Christmas Carol will become a family treasure. With both a new 2026 film adaptation starring Johnny Depp and now Lisa Aisato's illustrated book releasing, this timeless tale finds fresh, modern, and atmospheric expression.

Dickens’s most famous ghost story was written in the autumn of 1843 as a reaction to the suffering of poor children during the early Victorian era. A Christmas Carol was fittingly published on 19th December that year and was an immediate and resounding success. A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ popular novella set during the festive period. Recounting the story and life of the mean-spirited Ebenezer Scrooge, who has four visits that all represent a period in his life. Including the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley and the spirits of his Christmas Past, Present and Future. Every ghost influences his attitude towards others, but also how he sees and is impacting himself. And after these encounters, Ebenezer Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, and more giving man. A heartwarming tale of the triumph of kindness over selfishness, together with favourable treatment of the poor means A Christmas Carol has retained its appeal to readers for over 150 years. Many may be familiar with this story through the many adaptations for film, television, stage and opera. Presented in a high-quality Chinese-bound format with accompanying illustrations, A Christmas Carol Illustrated offers a beautiful edition of this much-loved festive classic.

A gripping and accessible retelling of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, adapted for young readers. With engaging language, atmospheric illustrations, and interactive features, this edition brings a classic story of survival and hope to life for a new generation.

Charles Dickens's classic tale A Christmas Carol, along with more of his Christmas writings, freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line. 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.

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Debjutnyj roman Charlza Dikkensa, sdelavshij ego znamenitym. "Posmertnye zapiski Pikvikskogo kluba" -idealnoe chtenie dlja podnjatija nastroenija, no ne tolko. V etom romane pisatel izobrazil tu samuju "staruju dobruju Angliju", obraz kotoroj zakrepilsja v obschestvennom soznanii. Ekstsentrichnyj mister Pikvik i troe ego druzej otpravljajutsja v puteshestvie, chtoby izuchat "chelovecheskuju prirodu". Ikh zhdut komicheskie prikljuchenija, nelepye situatsii i neozhidannye otkrytija. Dikkens masterski smeshivaet absurd i realizm, turisticheskij putevoditel i komediju polozhenij, jumoristicheskij detektiv i mistiku, sotsialnuju satiru i romanticheskuju prozu, sozdavaja galereju zapominajuschikhsja obrazov i pokazyvaja, chto zhizneljubie, velikodushie i iskrennost pomogajut preodolet ljubye nevzgody. Ostroumnyj, dobryj i sentimentalnyj roman, stavshij obraztsom anglijskogo jumora i voshedshij v zolotoj fond mirovoj literatury. Izdanie vkljuchaet polnye komplekty illjustratsij anglijskikh khudozhnikov Roberta Sejmura, Garri Fernisa, Sesila Oldina, Fiza (Kheblota Najta Brauna). Kniga stanet prekrasnym podarkom po ljubomu povodu. Tselyj mir v vashej bibliotekeV serii "Bolshie knigi" kazhdyj najdet chto-to dlja sebja. Nasha kollektsija okhvatyvaet vazhnejshie proizvedenija, kotorye formirujut mirovozzrenie i ostajutsja aktualnymi vo vse vremena, zatragivaja vechnye temy: vybor, otvetstvennost, pamjat, stojkost, istorija cheloveka i ego strany. Otkrojte dlja sebja raznoobrazie podserij:* Russkaja literatura. Bolshie knigi* Inostrannaja literatura. Bolshie knigi* Klassika detektiva. Bolshie knigi* Mir prikljuchenij. Bolshie knigi* Fantastika i fentezi. Bolshie knigi* Non-Fiction. Bolshie knigi* Detskaja biblioteka. Bolshie knigi"Bolshie knigi" - eto bolshe, chem prosto knigi. Eto vklad v kulturu, mudrost i buduschee vashej semi." Bolshie knigi" - eto iskusstvo na kazhdoj stranitse.