Stories For Christmas
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1879582414
- ISBN 13
- 9781879582415
- Seller
-
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
The first edition of Dicken’s classic work A Christmas Carol, was published in 1843. It was a runaway success, and Dickens went on to write dozens of follow up Christmas tales over the next 25 years. Many of these stories are bundled in collections, titled Christmas Stories or Christmas Books. The first four Christmas books published after the success of A Christmas Carol were: The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home (1845), T he Battle of Life: A Love Story (1846), The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain: A Fancy for Christmas-Time (1848). After the success of these stand-alone books, Dickens began to write and edit special Christmas-themed issues of Household Words, a twopenny journal he launched in 1850. He collaborated with well-known authors, as well as wrote his own stories. You can find multiple bound editions of these early stories from Household Words , such as "What Christmas Is" (1851), "The Poor Relation's Story "(1852), "The Schoolboy's Story" (1853), "The Seven Poor Travellers" (1854), "The Holly-Tree Inn" (1855), "A House to Let" (1858), "The Haunted House" (1859), "A Message from the Sea" (1860), and "Somebody's Luggage" (1862).
Read More: Identifying first editions of Stories For Christmas
Reviews
The first time I read [The Chimes], my Father was still alive and I remembered he enjoyed reading it too. Dad liked the character 'Trotty Veck', and who wouldn't? 'Trotty' was the typical Dicksonian 'decent poor'. I had bought a centennial edition of Charles Dickens complete works when I was 20. Most people don't realize Dickens wrote other fine Christmas stories besides his famous [A Christmas Carol]. The characters which seemed, 40 years ago a little fantastic in their personalities, don't seem so today when I am approaching 60 years of age. The morals that I found uplifting in the pages then are as much or more so today. This volume also includes [A Christmas Carol] and [A Cricket on the Hearth].
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Kazoo Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1103272
- Title
- Stories For Christmas
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1879582414
- ISBN 13
- 9781879582415
- Publisher
- Platinum Pr
- Place of Publication
- Woodbury, Ny
- Date Published
- August 2000
- Pages
- 478
Terms of Sale
Kazoo Books LLC
All books are subject to prior sale. Shipping Priority mail or UPS $6.50 minimum for first book $2.00 each additional book, Media Mail $3.50 for 1st book plus $1.00 for each additional book(USA only). Large orders are sent via UPS at cost. Express (rush) and international shipping at cost air mail only (contact us for shipping costs). Will hold book for 10 days. Use our toll Free Number (800)516-2665 from within USA. Books may be returned ONLY if not as described and with prior approval. Check or money order drawn on a US bank (made out to Kazoo Books) or call or email us with a credit card (Visa/MC/Amex/Discover) Pay Pal
About the Seller
Kazoo Books LLC
About Kazoo Books LLC
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...