Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with Oxford Children's Classic.

This Oxford Children's Classic contains the complete unabridged text of A Christmas Carol and other Christmas stories written by Charles Dickens. It also features an introduction by Neil Gaiman and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spectral spirits on Christmas Eve. They guide him on a journey through his past, present, and future, showing him the joys of Christmas and the consequences of his wicked ways.

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KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Christmas spirit
• Social responsibility
• Redemption
• Victorian England

These stunning Oxford Children's Classics are the perfect addition to any young reader's bookshelf. Each classic features a personal introduction from a contemporary author, with insights on how their work was inspired by the story.

Contents
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
1 Marley’s Ghost
2 The First of the Three Spirits
3 The Second of the Three Spirits
4 The Last of the Spirits
5 The End of It
THE CHIMES
1 First Quarter
2 The Second Quarter
3 Third Quarter
4 Fourth Quarter
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH
1 Chirp the First
2 Chirp the Second
3 Chirp the Third
APPENDIX
1 What Christmas Is, As We Grow Older

CHARLES DICKENS was born in Portsmouth in 1812. In 1823, his father was imprisoned for debt and Dickens was sent to work in a blacking warehouse. When his father’s fortunes improved, Dickens went back to school and then worked as a solicitor’s clerk, a shorthand reporter, and a parliamentary reporter.

In 1833, he began contributing stories to newspapers and magazines and in 1836 his first novel, Pickwick Papers, was published in monthly instalments followed by Oliver Twist in 1837 and A Christmas Carol in 1843. Charles Dickens died in 1870 and has been acclaimed as one of the greatest English novelists.