Marple (8) 450 From Paddington

Penguin Classics ebooks give you the best possible editions of Charles Dickenss novels including all the original illustrations useful and informative introductions the definitive accurate text as it was meant to be published a chronology of Dickenss life and notes that fill in the background to the book. Dickenss story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly visitors has proved one of his most wellloved works. Ever since it was published in 1843 it has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas. Dickenss other Christmas writings collected here include The Story of the Goblins who Stole a Sexton the short story from The Pickwick Papers on which A Christmas Carol was based The Haunted Man a tale of a man tormented by painful memories along with shorter pieces some drawn from the Christmas Stories that Dickens wrote annually for his weekly journals. In all of them Dickens celebrates the season as one of geniality charity and remembrance.