A Christmas Carol

Almost two centuries have passed since Charles Dickens introduced us to Scrooge, Marley, the Cratchits, the three Spirits, and Tiny Tim. Year after year, each holiday season, wherever Christmas is celebrated, people welcome back the wonderful characters in A Christmas Carol. This Core Classics volume presents a shortened version of Dickens’s story, with background information and helpful notes. The Core Classics® series presents stories loved for generations in abridged versions for young readers, illustrated and annotated, and faithful to the style, plot, and themes of the originals.