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A Christmas Carol, in Prose [microform]: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, Abridged; With Aids in Teaching Paperback - 2021

by Charles 1812-1870 Dickens; Created by M. (Matthew) Parkinson


About this book

The full title of Charles Dickens' most famous work is technically A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas. This novella was published on December 19, 1843, and the first edition run of 6000 copies were sold out by Christmas Eve of that year.

The publication of the first edition was fraught with complications, and even though the book was received to positive reviews, profits of the book fell far below Dickens' expectations, and the financial strain caused rifts between Dickens and the original publisher, Chapman & Hall.

From the publisher

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.

We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

First Edition Identification

The initial publication of A Christmas Carol was challenged by several issues, and those issues are evident in some of the first edition identification notes. The final product of the first edition was printed with a red cloth binding with gilded pages and yellow endpapers. The very first copies were printed with green endpapers, and those copies are exceptionally rare.

The first edition contains four colored illustrations and four black and white illustrations. In the first edition, Stave I is printed with the roman numeral, while later editions spell out the number to be printed as Stave One.

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  • Title A Christmas Carol, in Prose [microform]: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, Abridged; With Aids in Teaching
  • Author Charles 1812-1870 Dickens; Created by M. (Matthew) Parkinson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 110
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Legare Street Press
  • Date 2021-09-09
  • ISBN 9781013511059 / 1013511050
  • Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.23 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 0.58 cm)
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