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A Christmas Carol - Cantico di Natale: Bilingual parallel text - Bilingue con testo inglese a fronte: English - Italian / Inglese - Italiano Paperback - 2015
by John Leech (Illustrator); Wirton Arvott (Translator); Kentauron Publisher
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The full title of Charles Dickens' most famous work is technically A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas. This novella was published on December 19, 1843, and the first edition run of 6000 copies were sold out by Christmas Eve of that year.
The publication of the first edition was fraught with complications, and even though the book was received to positive reviews, profits of the book fell far below Dickens' expectations, and the financial strain caused rifts between Dickens and the original publisher, Chapman & Hall.
The publication of the first edition was fraught with complications, and even though the book was received to positive reviews, profits of the book fell far below Dickens' expectations, and the financial strain caused rifts between Dickens and the original publisher, Chapman & Hall.
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Readers largely view A Christmas Carol as a compact, near-perfect holiday fable whose elegant structure and brisk pacing make it an annual ritual. They praise its vivid, often witty prose, the deft balance of ghost-story chills and warmth, and a social conscience that still feels current; Scrooge, the Cratchits, and Tiny Tim remain indelible figures. Its cultural afterlife in countless adaptations underscores both its adaptability and reach. A minority find the style ornate or the moral sentimental and didactic, but the prevailing judgment is that it is an uplifting, atmospheric reminder to extend generosity beyond the season.
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First edition identification
The initial publication of A Christmas Carol was challenged by several issues, and those issues are evident in some of the first edition identification notes. The final product of the first edition was printed with a red cloth binding with gilded pages and yellow endpapers. The very first copies were printed with green endpapers, and those copies are exceptionally rare.
The first edition contains four colored illustrations and four black and white illustrations. In the first edition, Stave I is printed with the roman numeral, while later editions spell out the number to be printed as Stave One.
The first edition contains four colored illustrations and four black and white illustrations. In the first edition, Stave I is printed with the roman numeral, while later editions spell out the number to be printed as Stave One.
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- Title A Christmas Carol - Cantico di Natale: Bilingual parallel text - Bilingue con testo inglese a fronte: English - Italian / Inglese - Italiano
- Author John Leech (Illustrator); Wirton Arvott (Translator); Kentauron Publisher
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 152
- Volumes 1
- Language ITA
- Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date 2015-12-16
- ISBN 9781522776390 / 1522776397
- Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.33 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.84 cm)
- Age range 10 to 14 years
- Grade levels 5 - 9
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- Holiday: Christmas
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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