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A Christmas Carol (Chump Change Edition): Illustrated by John Leech
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A Christmas Carol (Chump Change Edition): Illustrated by John Leech Paperback - 2017

by Charles Dickens


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

Unabridged edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, offered here for chump change. The tale was written in October 1843 to help supplement his family's income and "strike a sledgehammer blow" for the poor.

It is the tale of a miser given a second chance. From an author needing to get out of debt. A story of redemption and forgiveness. The story of Christmas.

Contents

Stave One: Marley's Ghost ......................................................... 3

Stave Two: The First of the Three Sprits .................................. 12

Stave Three: The Second of the Three Sprits ............................ 21

Stave Four: The Last of the Sprits ............................................. 32

Stave Five: The End of It ........................................................... 40

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.

Details

  • Title A Christmas Carol (Chump Change Edition): Illustrated by John Leech
  • Author Charles Dickens
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 44
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Chump Change
  • Date 2017-04
  • ISBN 9781640320253 / 1640320253
  • Weight 0.18 lbs (0.08 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.11 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 0.28 cm)
  • Reading level 1020
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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