A Christmas Carol - Deluxe Gift Edition

First published on 19 December 1843 and written at a time of decline in festive tradition, A Christmas Carol became an instant classic. It reinforced expectations for Christmas Day as a time of peace and goodwill to all men, and sold over 6,000 copies in its first week - few books have enjoyed sustained success over such a long period of time. This edition is a stunning luxury facsimile of the original 1843 edition - the very same that the first avid readers of A Christmas Carol experienced. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was the outstanding English novelist of the Victorian era as well as a vigorous social campaigner. His most famous works include Great Expectations, Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Dombey and Son and The Pickwick Papers.