A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
"Oh, I love
A Christmas Carol! Which is your favorite movie of the story?" I'd have to say "Mr. Magoo." But my favorite
version is still the book. For a small book it is filled with the most beautiful imagery, especially Dickens' description of the marketplace at Christmastime. Scrooge's transformation is more gradually done compared to how it's portrayed in most of the films and seems more realistic. There's also a charming scene at nephew Fred's house where they play the traditional Christmas games like blindman's buff.
This year I read this little version, which I found in Five Below, and which is an exact reproduction (down to size) of the first edition (except the four hand-colored illustrations aren't hand-colored anymore). I also have the wonderful Candlewick Press edition as well as the annotated edition.
See and love any movie version you can! But
do read the book!
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