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A Christmas Carol: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

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The 1843 first edition of this classic tale is reissued here with the original illustrations by Punch caricaturist John Leech.

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ISBN-13:	9781108060400
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/03/2013
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Fiction and Poetry
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

John A. Rice is an artist specializing in oil pastels and the proprietor of J.A.R. Studio, NYC. A skilled Tarot reader, he is the creator of the internationally popular MINDSCAPES tarot deck. John’s mission is “to foster healing, introspection, and creativity through otherworldly art—empowering the internal world so that we can enrich our outer world.”

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington

Stave I. Marley's ghost; Stave II. The first of the three spirits; Stave III. The second of the three spirits; Stave IV. The last of the spirits; Stave V. The end of it.

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Blake's familiar scraggly cartoon-type illustrations done in line and watercolor lend their own decided sense of character and wit to Dickens' classic Christmas tale. Whether of a dour Scrooge crouched over piles of coins, the suffering specter of Jacob Marley rattling his chains, or the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, the pictures are a perfect match for the story. A good selection for collections wanting another version.

Sally Estes

Kennedy remains true to Dickens' tone and style in her picture-book-length adaptation of this holiday classic. By eliminating much of the original's redundancy and simplifying some of its arcane Victorian phrasing, the author has condensed this tale of a miser's discovery of the true meaning of Christmas into an easily understood 20-minute family read-aloud. Heyer's vibrant acrylic paintings add elegance to the presentation, and the use of a vertical red bar (suggesting period wallpaper or a fancy ribbon) on each page sets off the text and leaves the impression that this offering is a carefully wrapped package. For purists Roberto Innocenti's illustrated "Christmas Carol" (1990) may be the edition of choice, but libraries with requests for shorter versions (that do not rely on animals or cartoon characters to relay the story) will find this a good alternative.

Kay Weisman

A Christmas Carol: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

A Christmas Carol: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

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