A Christmas Carol

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This edition of A Christmas Carol has has been adapted for younger readers and features:

Simplified text

A child-friendly layout, designed for young readers

Full-colour illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen.

This seasonal tale of self-discovery is one of Charles Dickens's most famous and best-loved works.

A full-colour illustrated edition of one of the world's best loved stories.

'Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling' Michael Morpurgo

Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. In 1824, his father was imprisoned for debt, so Charles was sent to work in a shoe-dye factory. He later became a clerk in a law firm, a shorthand reporter in the courts, and a parliamentary and newspaper reporter. In 1833, Dickens began to contribute short stories and essays to periodicals, heralding the start of a glittering and prolific literary career. He married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, with whom he had nine surviving children before they separated in 1858. Dickens died suddenly at home on June 9, 1870, leaving behind an internationally acclaimed canon of work, including OLIVER TWIST (1837), NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (1838), DAVID COPPERFIELD (1849-50), BLEAK HOUSE (1852-53), LITTLE DORRIT (1855-57), A TALE OF TWO CITIES (1859), GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1860-61) and OUR MUTUAL FRIEND (1864-65). He was buried in Westminster Abbey.

An abridged edition of the children's classic, with 50 original illustrations by Robert Ingpen. This classic seasonal tale of self-discovery has become one of Charles Dickens's most famous and best-loved works. This timeless Charles Dickens classic has been a family favourite ever since it was first published in 1843. It is retold here in abridged form to allow confident young readers to enjoy it. It is also perfect for reading aloud. As a bedtime story, Dickens's uplifting, magical tale of Christmas spirits transforming the life of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is wonderfully illustrated by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen. A beautiful gift edition, abridged for younger readers.

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