{"product_id":"dickens-at-christmas-charles-dickens","title":"Dickens at Christmas (Charles Dickens)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover this selection of the best of Dickens' Christmas stories and writings in one beautiful gift edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate Christmas present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is said that Charles Dickens invented Christmas, and within these pages you'll certainly find all the elements of a quintessential traditional Christmas brought to vivid life: snowy rooftops, gleaming shop windows, steaming bowls of punch, plum puddings like speckled cannon balls, sage and onion stuffing, miracles, magic, charity and goodwill. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautifully produced Vintage Classics edition gathers together not only Dickens' Christmas Books ('A Christmas Carol', 'The Chimes', 'The Battle of Life', 'The Cricket on the Hearth' and 'The Haunted Man') but also stories that Dickens wrote for the special seasonal editions of his periodicals All the Year Round and Household Words, and a festive tale from \u003ci\u003eThe Pickwick Papers.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must-have for Christmas, this edition should be as necessary to your festivities as holly, mistletoe and silver bells.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCharles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. \u003ci\u003eThe Pickwick Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e began in 1837. Many other novels followed and \u003ci\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop\u003c\/i\u003e brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 592 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65805976142173,"sku":"K088489007","price":19.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8848900700001A.jpg?v=1788470309","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/dickens-at-christmas-charles-dickens","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}