A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - A Timeless Holiday Classic | Love and Compassion | A Gripping Story of Redemption and Forgiveness | Victorian England | A Masterpiece on Generosity and Empathy | Classic Literature

A Great story that is full of humour knowledge wisdom and obviously entertain us to read to last .

The book is really light weight and easy to read. The cover is beautiful. And price is also justifiable. Gonna recommend and purchase FP Classics again and again.

Book Review: A Christmas Carol Author: Charles Dickens It's pointless to review a classic and that too a Dickens. Anyhow, Christmas is the perfect time to open up a classic holiday story. And thus, I picked up Charles Dickens classic story, A Christmas Carol once more. And this time this one was a great challenge for me. First off, I want to say that, overall, I enjoyed the moral aspects of what is perhaps Dickens’ most well-known story. Most people may be familiar with the concept of this tale, though in case you’re not, here’s a quick synopsis: Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean old man who has a crazy amount of wealth (which he doesn’t deserve in the slightest). Due to his continuous wickedness, Scrooge is visited in the night by three spirits: The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, and The Ghost of Christmas Future. Each ghost aims to change the hollow blackness of Scrooge’s cruel and selfish spirit by showing him what will become of him, his riches, and ultimately his life if he continues to treat people the way he does. I think the main issue I had with this story was that I felt like it could’ve easily been told (and had the same positive emotional effect) in a much smaller amount of pages. (Around 50-60 would have sufficed.) Instead, A Christmas Carol drags on and on….and on, spending pages focused on minute details that, in my humble opinion, weren’t needed as much. Another unfortunate negative for me was the language. No, there’s no profanity or the like, though since this book was originally published in December of 1843, it’s understandable that those of us alive nearly 177 years later would stumble upon some trouble with the diction. I found myself rereading passages over several times just to gain a better understanding of what specifically was happening, though honestly sometimes I just gave up and read it through as best I could. Nonetheless, this holiday classic still brings to mind feelings of happiness and joy for me as I do love its strong presence of a moral compass and because it takes place during Christmas time! I wouldn't dare to even rate this one. It's a classic and truly one of its kind.

Well, it took less than a day for me to finish this endearing piece of literature. And as much as the book is like a simple adage, introduction-story-denouement, it is all about how Dickens goes on with his infallible style of his character description. Going into the story, Ebenezer Scrooge is a morose, irritable curmudgeon who mostly keeps to himself and wouldn't bestow a trifle of happiness on others. If anything, he likes to rob others of their joyous moods. With the Christmas eve at hand, many a person come to him for wishing Merry Christmas but gets turned away. Scrooge lives in a little bleak house where the Ghost of his long-gone deceased partner, Jacob Marley, visits him and informs him he would be visited by Three other ghosts. And what things the ghosts show him, which places they take him, to get the old man a glimpse of how the world perceives a Christmas eve; and how it looks down upon a stingy old man who wouldn't care twopence for anyone when he had lived. A rather heart-warming tale about the blithe way everyone regards those around him/her on Christmas Eve. I have read Dickens before. But this tale just settles into the grooves of my heart with a beautiful presence. Some lines, as always in a Dickens novel, stayed with me and will stay for long.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens...!!! Its a Classic fiction Story... which revolves around a person named Ebenezer Scrooge, The man only gives respect to money but no one else...!!! At one point while describing Scrooge, Author writes like this "No warmth could warm, No wintry weather will chill him, No wind that blew was bitterer than he, No falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, No pelting rain less open to entreaty" In this book, A situation comes where Scrooge should meet Three Spirits : The Spirit of past, present and Future. Now the question is whether these spirits able to change the attitude of Scrooge or not and what happens to Scrooge after meeting these three spirits...!!! One should read this book and learn for themselves...!!! Its a wonderful classic... and what makes A Christmas carol Special is - "The Author : Charles Dickens" The way he express the story will leave readers speechless..!!! I Strongly recommend one to buy this book, and the following once... * A Christmas Carol * Animal Farm * The Time Machine * Frankenstein * 1984 Note : I bought this book from Finger print publishers, truly speaking this book by finger print publishers is not like the usual one they have published this book with love, I must say love.... because the quality of ages and printing says so...

Ebenezer Scrooge is a grumpy, cold-hearted old man. He hates Christmas as hell and on an Eve he's all set to scare away everyone who'll come and wish him. Later in the night, he's been visited by his dead friend, Jacob Marley, who informs him that the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future are going to visit him. I've always wanted to read Charles Dickens' work and this Christmas I thought why not start with A Christmas Carol. I absolutely loved the story, the lesson, the narration, the writing style, the characters, tho, it did got little boring in between and I'd have given 4 stars but that extra one's for the ending which I obviously loved. I'll definitely read more of Charles' work.

The book content is excellent, but the packaging was poor — it arrived bent with wrinkles

A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a book based upon kindness, charity, love, generosity, respect and Christmas spirit.😍 So mainly this prose or story is about a man named Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by his former friend Jacob Marley and the Christmas spirits of past, present and yet to come. After the visits of the spirits he completely changes into a generous man. ❤️ Scrooge is a cold hearted man and a bit greedy. He doesn’t care about the feelings of other people.😞 He never even spoke well with his family and relatives. Once on the eve of Christmas his nephew, Fred invited him to a family dinner so that his mood could change but he refused him and spoke in an ill-mannered way. But then he is visited by the spirits. The past spirits took him to his childhood memories where he enjoyed with his sister, how happy he was, how he spent his time with his family. The present spirit took him to his employee’s house, where he was shown the condition of his family, how his crippled son was struggling to live and informed him if the future isn’t changed he may even die. He also visited the party at Fred’s. So at last the yet to come spirit visit him and show him several scenes showing that after the death of a person everyone is amused instead of grieving. He also tells him the tiny Tim (his employee’s son is also dead). Then is too learns that he is dead and his death has only pleased people. So from these visits he learns about changing his nature that is talking to everyone in a good way, thinking good for others, involving with his family, and never ignore anyone. And these visits did change him.😊 The best part of this novel was obviously the time when he changed himself. ❤️ He gave smile to everyone and was friendly to every person he meets. On the eve of Christmas, he sends a turkey to his employee’s house, gives generous amount of donation to the charity, people whom he has insulted before and he also went for dinner party at Fred’s. Next day he even raised his employee’s salary. From that day onward, he never visited any spirits and kept the spirits of Christmas alive.😍 This book may help many people to give up greed and selfishness. Every person either young or old must read this book and learn some core values form this book. 👍🏻👏🏻

Nice little copy, thought there were to be illustrations but actually thats on the hard copy but this is a sweet book

I love this story so much! And what a beautiful edition!

Très belle édition !

So once again I'm late to read a book that most of the English-speaking world at least has read before they leave school. I was captivated by A Christmas Carol. It's first and foremost a moral, cautionary tale, which is primarily why I'd never read it. I went to a Catholic school and recieved quite enough moral instruction on a daily basis. But it's not just about learning a lesson. You find yourself wondering, and never get a solid answer, whether Scrooge has really experienced the visitations, or is in fact dreaming vividly as a result of the day's events. We've all had dreams so vivid that they seem like reality. Perhaps Dickens himself had a dream that sparked changes in himself. From what I understand he wasn't the nicest of men and a pricking conscience is one thing that will enter our dreams. A Christmas Carol is done and finished in no time at all and is a real joy to read. Dickens' usual powerful characterisation enables an immediate knowing of each person. The descriptive language paints vivid pictures of people, ghosts and places transporting you into the world of Ebeneezer Scrooge and you understand that he is a lonely man who simply won't acknowledge that fact. Not long after my Mum passed away in October just gone, I had a dream not unlike the visit of the three ghosts, probably, I hope, as a result of reading the story, and it had a similar impact on me to the ghosts on Scrooge. So perhaps it is a morally edifying tale. Perhaps if I'd read it years ago, my dream would not have been necessary. It's a story that makes you think about your life and how you conduct yourself and provides a strong visual to aid the analysis. I'm not at all like Scrooge, I hasten to add, but I'm human and there's room for improvement. A Christmas Carol does not need to be read at Christmas to have its impact. It is well worth a read and is a story I'll read again from time to time, quickly established as one of my favourite pieces of literature.

A Christmas Carol is a timeless holiday classic, and this edition makes the story even more magical. The beautiful illustrations bring Dickens’ world vividly to life, adding warmth and charm to an already beloved tale. Every page feels thoughtfully crafted, making it a truly gorgeous book to hold and read. The story itself never loses its power rich with heart, hope, and redemption and this edition enhances that experience in a way that feels special and festive. It’s the kind of book you look forward to bringing out each Christmas, whether to read aloud or enjoy quietly by the fire. A true holiday treasure and a classic that everyone should have on their shelf.