More copies were ordered after the first printing was sold in only five days. Dickens wrote a christmas carol in six weeks during october and november 1843, and it appeared just in time for christmas, on 19 december. A christmas carol in prose, being a ghost story of christmas, to give the work its full title, was the first, and the most popular, of dickenss series of christmas books. Initially six thousand copies of the book were printed. A christmas carol 1843 you can listen to neil gaiman read from the prompt copy the text charles dickens used to read aloud from of a christmas carol here. The volume, published by chapman and hall on 19 december 1843, was an immediate success and the initial print run of 6,000 copies sold out within a matter of days.
Lynch captures the spirit of dickenss beloved tale in a richly illustrated, unabridged paperback edition. In the history of english literature, charles dickenss a christmas carol, which has been continuously in print since it was first published in the winter of 1843, stands out as the quintessential christmas story. Why a christmas carol was a flop for dickens books the guardian. A christmas carol was published in december 1843, at a time when medieval christmas traditions. Published by chapman and hall on 19 december 1843, a christmas carol was an immediate success with the public, selling out its initial print.
Hardcover january 1, 1843 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A christmas carol by charles dickens books the guardian. The christmas carol, and the 4 other christmas books. A christmas carol has become as much a part of christmas as trees. It was written in the autumn of 1843, during the hungry 40s, a prolonged period of depression and unemployment. The full title of charles dickens most famous work is technically a christmas carol in prose, being a ghoststory of christmas. First edition of a christmas carol the british library. A christmas carol by charles dickens 1st edition 1843. Collecting a christmas carol by dickens, charles first.
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