Charles Dickens began work on a book to help supplement his family's meager income because of heavily in debt and obligated to his publisher. That volume In October 1843, A Christmas Carol, has long since become one of the most beloved stories in the English language. As much a part of the holiday season as holly, mistletoe, and evergreen wreaths, this perennial favorite continues to delight new readers and rekindle thoughts of charity and goodwill. With its characters exhibiting many qualities - as well as failures - often ascribed to Dickens himself, the imaginative and entertaining tale relates Ebenezer Scrooge's eerie encounters with a series of spectral visitors. Journeying with them through Christmases past, present, and future, he is ultimately transformed from an arrogant, obstinate, and insensitive miser to a generous, warmhearted, and caring human being. Written by one of England's greatest and most popular novelists, A Christmas Carol has come to epitomize the true meaning of Christmas.

A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843; the first edition was illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.In his "Ghostly little book," Charles Dickens invents the modern concept of Christmas Spirit and offers one of the world's most adapted and imitated stories. We know Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, not only as fictional characters, but also as icons of the true meaning of Christmas in a world still plagued with avarice and cynicism.

Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past, such as carols, as well as new customs such as Christmas trees. He was influenced by experiences from his own past, and from the Christmas stories of other authors, including Washington Irving and Douglas Jerrold. Dickens had written three Christmas stories prior to the novella, and was inspired to write the story following a visit to the Field Lane Ragged school, one of several establishments for London's half-starved, illiterate street children. It's a very special Christmas Eve when Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts. This short story is a Christmas classic featuring the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The treatment of the poor and the ability of a self-interested man redeeming himself by transforming into a more sympathetic character are the key themes of the story. There is discussion among academics as to whether this was a fully secular story, or if it is a Christian allegory.

Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past, such as carols, as well as new customs such as Christmas trees. He was influenced by experiences from his own past, and from the Christmas stories of other authors, including Washington Irving and Douglas Jerrold. Dickens had written three Christmas stories prior to the novella, and was inspired to write the story following a visit to the Field Lane Ragged school, one of several establishments for London's half-starved, illiterate street children. It's a very special Christmas Eve when Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts. This short story is a Christmas classic featuring the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The treatment of the poor and the ability of a self-interested man redeeming himself by transforming into a more sympathetic character are the key themes of the story. There is discussion among academics as to whether this was a fully secular story, or if it is a Christian allegory.

A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843; the first edition was illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.In his "Ghostly little book," Charles Dickens invents the modern concept of Christmas Spirit and offers one of the world's most adapted and imitated stories. We know Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, not only as fictional characters, but also as icons of the true meaning of Christmas in a world still plagued with avarice and cynicism.

从1843年到1848年间，狄更斯几乎在每年圣诞节都发表一个与节日有关的中篇小说，其中《圣诞颂歌》具有极其特殊的地位：书中的情节和人物在西方家喻户晓，一百多年来积聚的“人气”使其成为狄更斯的小说中最深入人心的一部。文学评论家认为，《圣诞颂歌》的发表是狄更斯的创作生涯中的重大转折点；而社会学家则相信，这部作品深刻地改变了现代圣诞节在西方世界的地位和价值，狄更斯本人也因此被称为“发明圣诞节”的人。

【编辑推荐】 “据我所知，在漫长的一年之中，只有在这时节，男女老少才似乎不约而同地把他们那紧闭的心扉敞开。” —— 查尔斯·狄更斯 《圣诞颂歌》(A Christmas Carol )是英国伟大的批判现实主义作家查尔斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)的三部圣诞小说之一，创作于1843年。其他两部为《钟声》(The Chimes ) 和《炉边的窸蟀》(The Cricket on the Hearth)。在《圣诞颂歌》出版的维多利亚时代，圣诞节并不为很多英国人所知。后来，这个故事中的一些情节成了圣诞节的约定风俗，诸如家庭团聚、互换礼物、圣诞餐饮, 甚至“圣诞快乐”的说法也是由此而得以流行的。因此，狄更斯被称作“圣诞之父”。 《圣诞颂歌》（A Christmas Carol）的伟大之处在于它告诫人们要拥有一颗善良、仁慈、怜悯、容忍之心。作品...(展开全部)

【编辑推荐】 “据我所知，在漫长的一年之中，只有在这时节，男女老少才似乎不约而同地把他们那紧闭的心扉敞开。” —— 查尔斯·狄更斯 《圣诞颂歌》(A Christmas Carol )是英国伟大的批判现实主义作家查尔斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)的三部圣诞小说之一，创作于1843年。其他两部为《钟声》(The Chimes ) 和《炉边的窸蟀》(The Cricket on the Hearth)。在《圣诞颂歌》出版的维多利亚时代，圣诞节并不为很多英国人所知。后来，这个故事中的一些情节成了圣诞节的约定风俗，诸如家庭团聚、互换礼物、圣诞餐饮, 甚至“圣诞快乐”的说法也是由此而得以流行的。因此，狄更斯被称作“圣诞之父”。 《圣诞颂歌》（A Christmas Carol）的伟大之处在于它告诫人们要拥有一颗善良、仁慈、怜悯、容忍之心。作品...(展开全部)

从1843年到1848年间，狄更斯几乎在每年圣诞节都发表一个与节日有关的中篇小说，其中《圣诞颂歌》具有极其特殊的地位：书中的情节和人物在西方家喻户晓，一百多年来积聚的“人气”使其成为狄更斯的小说中最深入人心的一部。文学评论家认为，《圣诞颂歌》的发表是狄更斯的创作生涯中的重大转折点；而社会学家则相信，这部作品深刻地改变了现代圣诞节在西方世界的地位和价值，狄更斯本人也因此被称为“发明圣诞节”的人。

★ 入选英国《卫报》评选的“人生必读的100本书”。 ★ 入选BBC评选的“有史以来最伟大的100部小说”。 ★ 村上春树推荐的阅读书目。 ★ 金庸先生最喜欢的圣诞故事集。 ★ 狄更斯最受欢迎、再版次数最多的作品。 ★ 凭借该文狄更斯被称为“发明圣诞节的人”。 ★ 著名译者吴钧陶、裘因、陈漪倾心翻译。国内优质译本。 ★ 本丛书由翻译名家柳鸣九主 编，多位著名翻译家、学者编选，极具收藏价值。 人们对狄更斯的谈论将超过对我们这个世纪里任何人的谈论。狄更斯为世界增加了愉快，千百万双眼睛在读他的书的时候泪光莹莹。他把欢笑重新种植到了成千上万人欢笑早已凋谢和被掩埋了的胸中。他的影响远远超出了文学范围。 ——〔奥地利〕斯特凡•茨威格 《圣诞故事集》共有五篇小说：《圣诞颂歌》、《教堂钟声》、《炉边蟋蟀》、《人生的战斗》、《着魔的人》。这几篇圣诞故事先后发表于184...(展开全部)