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2018年12月19日 · Each December I reread Charles Dickens’s 1843 classic “A Christmas Carol,” and every time, for different reasons, it moves me deeply. I picked the book out of a remainder pile at one of...
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Despite not being a classic gothic novel (it lacks the brooding, tragic hero), ‘A Christmas Carol‘ has many of the features that make that genre so compelling and actually breaks with the conventions in the way that this novel does helps to make it an interesting read, even though for many of us the story is so familiar that little of the content o...
The writing style gives a light-hearted edge to proceedings, from the opening rant about whether doornails are the most appropriate piece of ironmongery to represent death through to the scene at Fred’s house where some thinly veiled form of sexual assault is going on. There is some humor throughout this book. It’s just not the brash, in-your-face ...
It is not just the characters that make ‘A Christmas Carol‘ shine. Critics might point to a rather basic story arc, and yes you could claim that it is predictable or formulaic. But is the reason it appears so because we have become so familiar with the plot over time? Either way, the classic redemption tale has spawned countless adaptationsas well ...
While the story lends itself to use as a classic bedtime story (especially around Christmas), unless you are a talented orator, I’d consider reaching for an adapted or abridged version. While literary purists relish Dickens’s long flowing sentences with complex grammatical structure, reading them aloud in a way that makes sense can be a challenge. ...
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2020年12月10日 · Book Review: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. December 10, 2020. Since this is the advent season, I thought it would be timely to read this beautiful manuscript edition of A Christmas Carol. To my surprise, I realised that I don’t remember the last time I read the original.
2021年12月23日 · A Christmas Carol: A look at why Dickens' masterpiece is relevant now. During trying times, rereading Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' unearths hidden treasures. As so much death and deep despair...
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. 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 ...
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There is a difference between a well-crafted story that leaves readers feeling good and one molded to be a feel-good piece, and Dickens, with A Christmas Carol, stays well within his artistic...
2024年4月23日 · This is my fourth time reading A Christmas Carol over Christmas, I get to call this an annual reread now right? Of course I don't have much additional to say compared to previous years. But I will say that I manage to get more out of this book every time I read it!
