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The Christmas Stories

The Christmas Stories

  • with an introduction by Peter Ackroyd

After the success of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens' name became so synonymous with Christmas that on hearing of his death in 1870 a young girl in London asked, "Mr. Dickens dead? Then will Father Christmas die too?" But A Christmas Carol is just the most famous of his Christmas stories, and those contained here in this unforgettable collection - The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain - show Dickens at his heartwarming best.

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  • Charles Dickens is one of the giants of English literature

    Sunday Express

  • Nothing seems more quintessentially British than Charles Dickens

    The Times

  • My all-time favourite author is Charles Dickens

    Lesley Pearse

  • There's only one Charles Dickens

    Nick Hornby

  • I would always prefer to go get another Dickens off the shelf than pick up a new book by someone I've not read yet

    Donna Tartt

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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented popularity, and by the twentieth century he was widely seen as a literary genius by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.

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Charles Dickens Quotes

Charles Dickens is regarded by many as one of the greatest novelists to ever have lived. Now synonymous with the Victorian era, Dickens created some of the best-known fictional characters of all time and his books have been adapted and his stories retold countless times. Here are some of his best quotes.
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

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What was Christmas like for Charles Dickens?

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