Classics. The most celebrated of the Christmas books written by Charles Dickens between 1843 and 1848. The story tells how Mr Scrooge is cured by a series of ghostly visits of his anti- Christmas attitudes and brought to a proper understanding of the meaning of Christmas. The other stories in this volume are Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Seven Travellers and three ghostly tales-The Signalman, The Lawyer and the Ghost and A Madman's Manuscript-which, thanks to Dickens's love of gothic horror will make the hairs stand on the back of your neck and should on no account be read after dark.

"These stories were first published between 1843 and 1866"--T.p. verso.

A short biography of the author -- A Christmas carol -- The chimes -- The cricket on the hearth -- The seven poor travellers -- Three ghost stories.