A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
by Dickens, Charles
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- Hardcover
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- Near Fine with no dust jacket
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Synopsis
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.
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Reviews
It was interesting to read this story and see what was from Dickens' original text and was part of the many movie adaptations about Scrooge evil ways coming back to haunt him.
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45416
- Title
- A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1934
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