Two Christmas classics in a gorgeous graphic novel retelling! You may know the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from Charles Dickenss beloved tale, A Christmas Carol, but did you know this is not his only ghost story? This edition of Classics Illustrated Deluxe presents A Christmas Carol together with another Dickens treasure, Mugby Junction, which also features elements of the supernatural and a protagonist to whom his future is revealed. Estelle Meyrands expressionist artwork brings a rich palette and dynamism to these two classic Christmas tales by one of the worlds greatest authors.
This book features in the following series: Classics Illustrated, Classics Illustrated Deluxe .
There are 96 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2012 by Papercutz .
Estelle Meyrand has illustrated many children's books in France for leading publisher Editions Nathan. Her work includes comics for the French series La Cour des Grands and Chansons et Poemes en Bandes Dessinees , both for the publisher Petit a Petit. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period.
This book contains the following story:
A Christmas Carol
Dickensian London is brought to life in Charles Dickens' tale of A Christmas Carol, where Ebenezer Scrooge is forced to take stock of his life with the help of the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future. Will he stay a stingy, sad, lonely old man or will he mend his ways and find happiness and company with his fellow men?
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