{"product_id":"wc-christmas-books-1989","title":"Wc Christmas Books [1989]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith illustrations by Edward Landseer, Daniel Maclise, Clarkson Stanfield, Frank Stone, Richard Doyle, John Leech and John Tenniel, and with a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these five long stories, written specifically for Christmas, Dickens combines his concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional seasonal lore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/em\u003e, the first of the selection, has become a touchstone of English festive fiction and an enduring favourite internationally. Repeatedly adapted, parodied, staged and filmed, this richly influential tale is powerfully vivid and moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other stories, \u003cem\u003eThe Chimes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Cricket on the Hearth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Battle of Life\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Haunted Man\u003c\/em\u003e, blend whimsy, sentiment, comedy, satire, the didactic and the fantastic, developing resourcefully the theme of individual and social regeneration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dickens, Charles \u0026 Watts, Professor Cedric, M.A. Ph.D. (Eme \u0026 Landseer, Edward \u0026 Maclise, Daniel \u0026 Stanfield, Clarkson","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48160381600083,"sku":"XV81853262685","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":47460231053651,"sku":"9781853262685","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/dickens-charles-watts-professor-cedric-m-a-ph-d-eme-landseer-edward-maclise-daniel-stanfield-clarkson-wc-christmas-books-1989-57591863050579.jpg?v=1726424592","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/wc-christmas-books-1989","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}