{"product_id":"christmas-books","title":"Christmas Books","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;With illustrations by Edward Landseer, Daniel Maclise, Clarkson Stanfield, Frank Stone, Richard Doyle, John Leech and John Tenniel, and with a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u0026lt;\/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\n\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;In these five long stories, written specifically for Christmas, Dickens combines his concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional seasonal lore.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\n\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;A Christmas Carol\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, the first of the selection, has become a touchstone of English festive fiction and an enduring favourite internationally. Repeatedly adapted, parodied, staged and filmed, this richly influential tale is powerfully vivid and moving.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\n\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The other stories, \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;The Chimes\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;The Cricket on the Hearth\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;The Battle of Life\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; and \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;The Haunted Man\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, blend whimsy, sentiment, comedy, satire, the didactic and the fantastic, developing resourcefully the theme of individual and social regeneration.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 416 pages | Published October 1995\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63967051186525,"sku":"9781853262685","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781853262685.jpg?v=1774351970","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/christmas-books","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}