Christmas Carol

Informationen zum Autor Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. The Pickwick Papers , his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837. Many other novels followed and The Old Curiosity Shop brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey. Arthur Rackham (1867–1939) was an English illustrator, recognised as a leading figure in the Golden Age of British book illustration. Specialising in pen and ink, as well as watercolour, some of his best-known works include his illustrations for Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm . Klappentext The most popular of all ghost stories was first published on 17 December 1843! and by Christmas Eve 6! 000 copies had been sold at a published price of five shillings. Zusammenfassung The most popular of all ghost stories was first published on 17 December 1843, and by Christmas Eve 6, 000 copies had been sold at a published price of five shillings.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Dickens
• Assisted by: Arthur Rackham (Illustration)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.1994
• EAN: 9781857159288
• ISBN: 978-1-85715-928-8
• No. of pages: 155
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 215 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS; Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Christmas, London, Greater London, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Ghost Stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Ghost Stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics, Classic horror & ghost stories, Interest age: from c 7 years, Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage), Classic horror and ghost stories