This volume collects Dickens's five Christmas books of the 1840s as a set. A Christmas Carol (1843) follows the miser Ebenezer Scrooge through visitations that force him to see his past, the Cratchit present, and a loveless future. The Chimes concerns the porter Trotty Veck and New Year bells that show him visions of the poor. The Cricket on the Hearth is a domestic tale of the carrier John Peerybingle and a suspected breach of trust. The Battle of Life follows the sisters Grace and Marion Jeddler in a country town. The Haunted Man tracks the chemist Redlaw, who is offered the gift of forgetting sorrow. Each tale is a separate seasonal narrative rather than a chapter of one novel.
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8 SubjectsQuarter-bound in red buckram with brown paper sides, blocked in gilt on cover with a phrase. Brown endpapers. Maroon slipcase.
| Printing | Print Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Printing | 2007 | — |
| 2nd Printing | 2011 | — |