A Budget of Christmas Tales

by Charles Dickens, And Others

Overview

A Budget of Christmas Tales is an extensive and charming collection of 20 classic Christmas stories. Some are just a few pages long, others, such as Dickens' A Christmas Carol, multiple chapters. Some are even in rhyme. No matter the reader's age, he or she will find something, a few "somethings," in fact, to enjoy. And, why not, for represented authors include not only Charles Dickens, but Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Mrs. Molesworth. Now, tell the truth: did you know the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin also wrote a Christmas story?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781078719834
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is probably the greatest novelist England has ever produced, the author of such famous books as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life — along with his indelible characters — have made his books beloved by readers the world over. Dickens was born in Landport, Portsea, England and died in Kent after suffering a stroke. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know hunger, privation, and the horrors of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. These unfortunate early life experiences helped shape many of his greatest works.

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