{"product_id":"9781407143644","title":"A Christmas Carol","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Dickens, Charles \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/11\/2013,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 144 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781407143644,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful edition of the classic tale, A Christmas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEbenezer Scrooge is a miserly and mean-spirited old man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe treats family, coworkers, and strangers alike with distaste.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut on Christmas Eve he receives a visit from the ghost of his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edead business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley warns Scrooge that unless\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe learns to be less greedy and self-serving that Scrooge will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebe condemned to wander Earth weighed down with heavy chains,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas Marley has been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarley tells Scrooge that three spirits will visit him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst, the Ghost of Christmas Past visits and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshows Scrooge his own Christmases past, including the Christmas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhen his fiancé left him for being obsessed with money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond, the Ghost of Christmas Present shows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScrooge all the happiness occurring at the various Christmas festivities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003earound the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScrooge what will happen after his own death, and Scrooge is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehorrified to find that everyone will celebrate it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistraught, Scrooge begs for another chance, and suddenly wakes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein his own bed. Forever after he honours the spirit of Christmas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith kindness, generosity and warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea classic Christmas story which will be read over each year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudying this for GSCE? - check out Scholastic's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erevision flashcards (9781407183541), study guide (9781407182650)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand guidebook for writing the best answers possible (9781407183985).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSCHOLASTIC 'INK DOT' CLASSICS - Collect them all!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Beauty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive Children and It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Katy Did\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56635798159733,"sku":"9781407143644","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781407143644.jpg?v=1768899370","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781407143644","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}