A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Epub)

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A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens. It was first published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. Carol tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from a supernatural visit by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.The book was written and published in early Victorian era Britain, a period when there was strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions together with the introduction of new customs, such as Christmas trees and greeting cards. Dickens’ sources for the tale appear to be many and varied, but are, principally, the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales

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⭐ Maybe what I love about this holiday story is the way it sets us face to face with the consequence of a life, the legacy it leaves behind. Scrooge was given hope to change by seeing himself as he once was, how far he’d fallen, and where his present course would lead him- remembered only in mockery, unmourned, unloved. Another of my favorite holiday heroes, George Bailey, gained hope to stay the course by seeing the legacy his life had already left. It’s good to feel this hope and inspiration for change in the year 2020. I hadn’t reread this in quite some time, and glad I did this year.

⭐ I have seen countless versions of A Christmas Carol over the years. Although I have seen many movies based on this book and know the story basically word for word I still enjoyed the book. I never get tired of this story.I guess I should not assume that everyone knows the plot of A Christmas Carol. The story is about a miserable miser named Ebenezer Scrooge, on Christmas Eve, Ebenezer gets a chance to review his life and get a little insight into the life of someone he uses and abuses daily. Ebenezer gets to decide if he wants to continue on his current path, which will lead to the ultimate lesson, “you can’t take with you” and eternal damnation. Or he can choose a new path, where he can enjoy helping others especially the person who has toiled for years for Ebenezer to get the fortune that he doesn’t even enjoy himself.

⭐ Having watched the George C. Scott movie on Christmas Eve, I realized that I had never read the actual novel (aside from a children’s abridged version when I was 7 or 8), and since it was already on my Kindle, I should set about correcting thatAt times, Dickens’ punctuation makes me want to put my eye out with a fork and the language becomes stiff and uneasy, but then I remind myself that the book is over 100 years old and I should be glad that I can read it at all. There is a reason this book is a beloved classic: more than 100 years later, the story still holds up. As does the lesson the author sought to impart. A lovely, quick read.

⭐ Excellent version of the story! I used this to read along with my daughter’s class (I had forgotten how witty Dickens was). Their class did a field trip to see this in a large city’s production (which was an excellent version with a modern twist). It was such a wonderful way to bring it to life, while comparing and contrasting the different versions. I had bought another version of this book first. However, the font was so tiny in that version it was hard to read without a magnifier glass. This particular version was great. I just added a gel highlighter to highlight some of the more notable or hilarious passages. 🙂

⭐ Such a simple and unassuming story which greets the reader with new insight into the human condition upon each visit. The ghost of Hamlet’s father may be fertile food for endless debate, but there are few if any ghosts better known or more evocative than the 3 spirits of Christmas. There are some modern readers who might be quick to dismiss the “sentimentality” of Dickens as his attempts to reach a sharply stratified society which was all too comfortable in satisfying its obligations to its fellow humans by appealing to proxy institutions. This book reveals what (and Who) is the real spirit of Christmas. It is also an unavoidable indictment upon apathy, yours and mine.

⭐ There are many people who talk about Christmas but are little involved. Dickens encourages us to be involved in Christmas personally and be invested in Christmas personally by being invested in the lives of others around us. He suggests that Christmas isn’t just one day a year but 365 days a year. He suggests that the spirit of Christmas is what drives the goodness in the world. I would recommend this book to anyone and don’t let any archaic language keep you from reading it.

⭐ Ebenezer Scrooge is mean, stingy, and cares about no one (possibly not even himself). He is visited by the ghost of his long-dead partner, Jacob Marley, who warns Scrooge that he will soon be visited by three ghosts. The first ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Past, shows him what was (and gives insight into why Scrooge is the way he is). The second ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Present, shows him what is (and gives insight into how other people view Scrooge). The third and final ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Be, show him what will, or may, be. Scrooge is truly a changed man from these visits ensuring that Christmases yet to be will be truly happy for Scrooge and many others.A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is always a delight to read. The story is ultimately a happy one and reads very fast. It’s a nice reminder that how one is today is not how one must always be and we can change our future if we don’t like the path we are on. A Christmas Carol is great read-aloud for families at Christmas and any time.

⭐ I’ve had my fill of Christmas and it’s only the ninth of December!The reason is after years of promising myself, I finally read Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. And my book club selection was A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film by Jean Shepard. The first created our modern Christmas. The second, well, the second was the basis for a gag-filled, funny movie. Both are touchstones of modern, American ChristmasesI’m not a Dickens fan but in reading these two short works almost simultaneously, I was surprised by one thing: even though I’m separated from Dickens by the Atlantic and one-hundred and seventy years and unfamiliarity with the Victorian world and a familiarity with the the settings — if not the times — of Shepherd’s stories, I so much more preferred Dickens to Shepherd.I’ve given some thought to this. It’s not like I’m was surprised by the narrative. They’re pretty much what I’ve seen on the TV for decades. It’s not that I knew that after Jean Shepherd divorced his second wife, he completely ignored his under seven son and daughter he’d had with her for the rest of his life. Dickens’ wasn’t a great husband or father either. (Then again, he at least didn’t publicly deny their existence and did support his children.)I finally realized why I liked Scrooge’s story over Ralphie’s. It’s that Dickens is Charles freakin’ Dickens and Shepherd is, well, Jean Shepherd.Dickens can be “a vein of saccharine sentimentalism”, true. But it is called A Christmas Carol. People are wanting saccharine sentimentalism. Ayway, it is leavened with rather dark passages that offer great balance. In fact, there’s one scene that Dicken’s writes that I’ve never seen touched on the the many films. It’s part of the tour that the Second Ghost gives Scrooge.”Again the Ghost sped on, above the black and heaving sea–on, on–until, being far away, as he told Scrooge, from any shore, they lighted on a ship. They stood beside the helmsman at the wheel, the look-out in the bow, the officers who had the watch; dark, ghostly figures in their several stations; but every man among them hummed a Christmas tune, or had a Christmas thought, or spoke below his breath to his companion of some bygone Christmas Day, with homeward hopes belonging to it. And every man on board, waking or sleeping, good or bad, had had a kinder word for another on that day than on any day in the year; and had shared to some extent in its festivities; and had remember those he cared for at a distance, and had known that they delighted to remember him.”I found that wonderful and joyous. It’s Christmas.Compare that to the moment after the Bumpesses hounds ruined the Christmas turkey. In the short story, it’s actually an Easter ham.”Finally, he [the old man] spoke, in a low, rasping voice: “All right! OK! Get your coats. We’re going to the Chinese joint. We’re going to have chop suey.”Ordinarily, this would have been a gala of the highest order, going to the chop-suey joint. Today, it had all the gaiety of a funeral procession. The meal was eaten completely in silence.”Not quite a chorus of Chinese Fa-La-La-La-La’s of the film, is it? Not very….Christmas-y, really?In other not-so-obvious ways, you can feel the sharp edge of post-modernism — or is it nihilism? Well, whatever -ism it is that tells you not to have joy in this world — creeping it’s way into stories.The final thing that turned me off a bit to Shepherd was, again, the Bumpuses. The family — not just the dogs — is detailed in the story. I found it offensive. While Dickens almost beatifies the poor. Shepherd depiction is so full of cultural smears and stereotypes that would be considered very bad taste if applied to another group of people. And Shepherd just keeps going on and on with pilling cliche after cliche on them including a mention of father-daughter incest. It just got tiring.With A Christmas Story, stick to the movie. With A Christmas Carol, read the book…and watch the 113 movies made of it.

⭐ I am a sucker for this story since I’ve heard it every year since I was a child. Nostalgia. I love it. Charles Dickens is obviously well known for his skills with a pen, and this story does not disappoint. If you haven’t read or heard this story before, I am perplexed as to how that could be possible. ;)No movie or cartoon I’ve seen has been able to compete with the original written story, so if you haven’t actually read this, I would give it a whirl. I don’t want to give away what happens if you’re unfamiliar, but I will say that the book is suspenseful, heart-wrenching at times, heart warming at others, comical, and it does a fantastic job of stirring up the warmth of the holiday season.I love it, and I probably always will.

⭐ Ok, I don’t know anyone that dislikes this story, so needing my review is rather pointless on this classic well-loved piece. I do recommend, however, that you try out the Audible accompaniment by Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show/ the scary clown from It/ Clue/ Annie/ Legend/ serial killer from Criminal Minds season 5, episode 23 ” Our Darkest Hour”, and more). Tim’s reading of this classic demonstrates his true vocal range and ability to keep you intrigued, even though most of us know almost every word by heart. Great pairing to get this Dicken’s classic performed / read by Tim Curry! Brilliant!!

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