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A Christmas Carol (Wordsworth Collection) (Wordsworth Collection) Paperback - 1998

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.

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Ebenezer Scrooge is a heartless old miser who hates everything, especially Christmas. Then one mysterious Christmas eve, Scrooge is visited by three spirits who take him on a fantastic journey and teach him the true meaning of the season.

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 (Wordsworth Collection) (Wordsworth Collection)
  • Author Charles Dickens
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Pages 96
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company, Ware, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Date January 1998
  • ISBN 9781853261213
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Holiday: Christmas
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