Charles Dickens Other Christmas Stories

by Charles Dickens, Terry Kepner (Editor), Cricket On the Hear George a. Williams (Illustrator)

Overview

Almost everyone knows of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Few, though, know that that story was merely the first of a set of five Christmas stories he wrote between 1844 and 1848. This book contains those other Christmas stories: "The Chimes" (Toby "

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604594881
Publisher:	Wilder Publications
Publication date:	10/22/2008
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.64(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