{"product_id":"9781853262685-christmas-books","title":"Christmas Books","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of these short stories was written specifically for Christmas. They combine concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional Christmas spirit-lore. The stories include \"A Christmas Carol\", \"The Chimes\", \"The Battle of Life\" and \"The Cricket on the Hearth\".\u003cbr\u003e\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450871755126,"sku":"9781853262685","price":4.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30103527.jpg?v=1760454115","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781853262685-christmas-books","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}