{"product_id":"a-christmas-carol-9781416534785","title":"A Christmas Carol","description":"\u003cb\u003eEnriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this classic, heart-warming tale, four ghostly guests teach valuable lessons to an old miser. Ebenezer Scrooge, a selfish, crotchety skinflint, spends his days counting money and grousing, \"Bah Humbug!\" Scrooge doesn't care for anyone other than himself. However, on Christmas Eve, he is visited by his partner Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come, who teach him about benevolence, charity, and goodwill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author's personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead with confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDickens, Charles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Charles Dickens was born in 1812 near Portsmouth where his father was a clerk in the navy pay office. The family moved to London in 1823, but their fortunes were severely impaired. Dickens was sent to work in a blacking-warehouse when his father was imprisoned for debt. Both experiences deeply affected the future novelist. In 1833, he began contributing stories to newspapers and magazines, and in 1836 started the serial publication of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePickwick Papers\u003c\/i\u003e. Thereafter, Dickens published his major novels over the course of the next twenty years, from \u003ci\u003eNicholas Nickleby\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eLittle Dorrit\u003c\/i\u003e. He also edited the journals \u003ci\u003eHousehold Words\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll the Year Round\u003c\/i\u003e. Dickens died in June 1870.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614071787794,"sku":"9781416534785","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_653bca45-c074-4b51-b6a5-fb8add9d7a3c.jpg?v=1732426219","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-christmas-carol-9781416534785","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}