Monday, December 12, 2016
It's Not Only About Tiny Tim
Who knew? Charles Dickens wrote several Christmas stories--not just The Christmas Carol.
The above is a late 19th century copy of Christmas Books--an edition of all five of the the holiday related novellas written by Charles Dickens in the mid 1840s.
These additional stories are odd--in a sort of gothic novel kind of way. They are filled with ghosts and atmospheric scenes and those quirky Dickens character names. This book contains stories called The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man.
These stories are readily available in modern paperback versions. Well worth your time on a snowy winter's night.
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