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。

狄更斯不工诗，不谈玄，只是把小说的根基简简单单、扎扎实实地植于人性的大悲大喜、大是大非中：对善的“无尽”潜力始终抱定信心，对恶的危害也“了然于胸”。 狄更斯的好看是写给大众的。这或许也能解释，为什么同样是英国圣诞文学的佳构，罗伯特·布朗宁名诗《圣诞前夜》之类，人气远逊于《圣诞颂歌》。后者让我们认识到：圣诞节不是一道吃鹅还是吃火鸡的客观题，而是一道反省人与人之间——既然都是神的创造——应当如何互相关爱的主观题。当且仅当斯克掳奇、小丁姆和那几只鬼合伙对我们“发明”这道题目的答案时，狄更斯才算“发明”了圣诞节。 中英双语版，特别收入近三十幅十九世纪末绘制的绝版插图，忠实再现维多利亚时代的历史风貌。

狄更斯不工诗，不谈玄，只是把小说的根基简简单单、扎扎实实地植于人性的大悲大喜、大是大非中：对善的“无尽”潜力始终抱定信心，对恶的危害也“了然于胸”。 狄更斯的好看是写给大众的。这或许也能解释，为什么同样是英国圣诞文学的佳构，罗伯特·布朗宁名诗《圣诞前夜》之类，人气远逊于《圣诞颂歌》。后者让我们认识到：圣诞节不是一道吃鹅还是吃火鸡的客观题，而是一道反省人与人之间——既然都是神的创造——应当如何互相关爱的主观题。当且仅当斯克掳奇、小丁姆和那几只鬼合伙对我们“发明”这道题目的答案时，狄更斯才算“发明”了圣诞节。 中英双语版，特别收入近三十幅十九世纪末绘制的绝版插图，忠实再现维多利亚时代的历史风貌。

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.

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.

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.