The Illustrated Christmas Carol: 200th Anniversary Edition

A nicely illustrated edition of the classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens with 30 original illustrations. Use Amazon's Lookinside feature to compare this edition with others. Our version has: More than 30 illustrations from a 1900 edition. Text that has been proofread to avoid errors common in other versions. A beautiful cover from an early edition. The complete text in an easy-to-read font similar to the original. A Christmas Carol was first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843. It has become a Christmas classic and has been continuously in print since its first release, as well as being made into numerous plays and movies. It tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. It explores themes about the treatment of the poor and the ability of people to reform themselves. It is worth reading every Christmas.