A Christmas Carol / The Chimes / The Cricket on the Hearth

Dickens' A Christmas Carol has captivated readers for generations. It is the cheeriest ghost story ever written and tells the unforgettable story of Ebenezer Scrooge's moral transformation. A Christmas Carol which was notably written in a matter of weeks tells the story of the misfortune of Bob Cratchit whose family finds happiness even in hardship and the transformation of his miserly boss Scrooge after being visited by the ghosts of Christmases past present and future. Tiny Tim's ""Heaven bless us all!"" to Scrooge's ""Bah!"" and ""Humbug!"" Warmth morality kindness humility and the importance of the holidays come through in A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol however hides a sharply critical picture of a brutal society by Dickens beneath its sentimental exterior as well as an uplifting celebration of the potential for social psychological and spiritual transformation.The Chimes a New Year's story and The Cricket on the Hearth about a creature that is silent in times of sadness and chirps in times of joy are among the three most renowned ""Christmas Books"" by Charles Dickens that are collected in this new volume.