A Christmas Carol and Other Tales

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Charles Dickens’s classic tale A Christmas Carol, along with more of his Christmas writings, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Editions line.

Dickens’s widely adapted A Christmas Carol follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly, misanthropic​ businessman who is visited by spirits who take him on a journey to become a man who truly appreciates Christmas and the value of helping those around him. This edition also includes Charles Dickens's Christmas novellas:

• The Chimes: A poor, elderly man is visited by spirits who restore his faith in humanity.
• The Cricket on the Hearth: A gentle, domestic story following a family in an English village during the holiday season.
• The Battle of Life: Two sisters navigate the challenges of love, family, and the passage of time.
• The Haunted Man: After a chemist makes a deal with a spirit to forget his sorrows, he learns to value the full human experience. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454961574
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	09/02/2025
Series:	Signature Gilded Editions
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	4.75(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is probably the greatest novelist England has ever produced, the author of such famous books as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life — along with his indelible characters — have made his books beloved by readers the world over. Dickens was born in Landport, Portsea, England and died in Kent after suffering a stroke. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know hunger, privation, and the horrors of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. These unfortunate early life experiences helped shape many of his greatest works.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington