A Christmas Carol
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Charles Dickens
Everyone is familiar with this classic Christmas story. Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly, unpleasant man who despises Christmas and overworks his clerk Bob Cratchit. As he prepares for another Christmas Eve without celebration, Scrooge is greeted by his dead business partner, Jacob Marley who warns him that his greed will not go unpunished. At first, Scrooge doesn't heed Marley's warning, but soon he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Christmas Yet to Come. He is made to face his cruel nature, and to consider whether he should change his ways. This is a free digital copy of a book that has been carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. To make this print edition available as an ebook, we have extracted the text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology and submitted it to a review process to ensure its accuracy and legibility across different screen sizes and devices. Google is proud to partner with libraries to make this book available to readers everywhere.
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Author
Charles Dickens
Pages
131
Publisher
Aladdin
Published Date
1906
ISBN
0689871805 9780689871801
Ratings
Google: 5
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"bah!! humbug!"
mav
"Really what to say about a classic that inspired multiple versions of some of my favorite Christmas movies. And hearing iconic quotes from the source itself made my cheeks warm with merriment. I decided to listen to the audiobook while wadding thru traffic Christmas shopping. Which I found put me in a blissfully festive mood and I'm sure the red velvet mocha helped too.<br/><br/>This whimsical and dark tale has such great detail and a host of cheeky characters. The words made me feel the snap of cold and see the swirling mist. Definitely worth the read even if you have seen 10 different forms of it. Hands down the top Christmas/wintery book I have read this year. It has practically everything it should. Magic, hope, redemption, a chilled winter air and even a turkey twice the size of tiny Tim.<br/><br/>I can see why this as been remastered on the big screen again and again truly a Christmas masterpiece. I always feel like dancing foolishly with Mr. Scrooge on Christmas morning and hope I keep the spirit of the holiday good in my own way."
Ashley
"This book, despite being written in an older English, was very funny and a worthwhile read. Conveniently, it was also quick. "
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Maddie Matew
"good plot yet not too interesting "
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zoë
"listened to the audiobook read by Jim Dale and it was fantastic! highly recommend"
Natalie Susa
"A Christmas classic about the power of self-reflection & redemption."
Kelly Dugan
"I have read Dickens before and found him rather tedious, but as I did do a play version Christmas Carol every year in college and grad school, and then twice since then, I figured this wouldn't be so bad since I knew the story. Actually, I enjoyed it. While the story was the same as the plays, there was a little more in the narration that I found quaint that can not be found in a play version."
Ricki Marking-Camuto
"Well Dickens, I guess I don't hate you anymore. What a lovely little story, everyone knows it but it's so nice to read the source. I saw the play two Christmases ago, and it really puts you in the spirit!"
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Allie Peduto
"Short and sweet, a Dickens favorite. My family watches the Albert Finney musical "Scrooge" every Christmas!"
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Rebekah Travis
"Good story, I wasn't that enthralled by it since I have seen many versions of it on TV. Dickens is a good story-teller. His writing was confusing at times. I need to read more classics to get used to it."
Nadia Despain