A Christmas Carol

Notable Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol Web sites:
The e-text of the Ticknor and Fields public reading edition used by Dickens and from which Forest Park’s presentations was derived from Gaslight: http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/carol.htm

The e-text of the complete novel from Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/46

The A Christmas Carol section of the Dickens web site. A wealth of information on A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens and his other works:
http://charlesdickenspage.com/carol.html

Scrooge and Cratchit. A short story sequel to A Christmas Carol by Matt McHugh: http://mattmchugh.com/scrooge-and-cratchit/index.html

Wikipedia entry for A Christmas Carol. Though Wikipedia is much debated for the authoritativeness of its entries, this entry is written from an authoritative source and appears sound and quite exhaustive:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol

SparksNotes entry for A Christmas Carol. A free study guide from Barnes & Noble (Note: Other titles from SparkNotes may require a fee for access):
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/christmascarol/

A Christmas Carol Educator’s Guide. A companion to TNT’s 1999 version with Patrick Stewart:
http://turnerlearning.com/tntlearning/christmascarol/index.html

A selection of essays and discussion topics on characters and themes from The Victorian Web: http://scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/victorian/authors/dickens/carolov.html

Facsimiles from a first edition copy in the University of Glasgow’s Special Collections, along with a brief history on the publication:
http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/month/dec1999.html

Free downloadable audiobook versions:
http://librivox.org/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens/
http://wiredforbooks.org/carol/content.htm

Test your knowledge of A Christmas Carol with this quiz and other games from Charles Dickens – Gad’s Hill Place. The site contains much information on Dickens:
http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens/puzzle_carol.shtml

John Leech’s illustrations from the first edition of A Christmas Carol from The Painter’s Keys:
http://www.painterskeys.com/clickbacks/stayinghigh.asp#john_leech2

Reviews of Dickens’ other Christmas-themed novellas, with links to e-texts from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
http://www2.jsonline.com/letsgo/daily/1129dickens.stm

Notable Dickens Books Held by the the Clayton County Library System:

Biography
Charles Dickens : His Tragedy & Triumph (2nd Ed.) by Edgar Johnson.
Call Number 823.092 JOHNSON, EDGAR (HQ, FP, MO, RI)

Dickens : A Biography by Fred Kaplan. Call Number 823.092 KAPLAN, FRED (HQ)

A Dickens Companion by Norman Page. 823 PAGE, NORMAN (HQ)

Life in Charles Dickens’ England by Diane Yancey. Describes the people and conditions of life in England during the time of Charles Dickens and examines how those conditions are reflected in his work. Call Number J 823.8 YANCEY, DIANE (HQ, LJ, RI)

The Value Of Imagination : The Story Of Charles Dickens by Spencer Johnson. A biography emphasizing the value of an imaginative mind. Call Number J823 JOHNSON, SPENCER (HQ)

The World of Charles Dickens by Angus Wilson. 823.092 WILSON, ANGUS (FP)

A Christmas Carol and Adaptations
(CCLS call no.: A FIC DICKENS, CHARLES, unless noted otherwise)

The Annotated Christmas Carol. Edited by Michael Patrick Hearn. An annotated reprint of the 1843 text enriched by numerous wood etchings, including some from the original 1843 art by Punch cartoonist John Leech. (HQ, FP, JO)

A Christmas Carol. Published by Scholastic. Print type and size facilitates easier reading. J FIC DICKENS, CHARLES (HQ, FP, JO, LJ, MO, RI)

A Christmas Carol. Audiobook. Performed by Patrick Stewart, based on his award-winning one man stage performance (HQ, FP, MO); Unabridged, from the Recorded Book series (HQ, FP, JO, MO, RI)

A Christmas Carol. Large print edition. LT FIC DICKENS, CHARLES

Mickey’s Christmas Carol. Disney’s adaptation with Mickey Mouse as Cratchet and Scrooge McDuck as the miser. Book: JE WALT DISNEY CLASSIC (HQ, FP); Videocassette J 394.26 WALT DISNEY EDUCATION (HQ, MO)

Parents Magazine Christmas Holiday Book Contains the condensed version used by Dickens for his public readings (probably Ticknor and Fields edition) from which Forest Park’s presentations was derived. J 394.26 PARENTS MAGAZINE (HQ, FO)

Christmas Writings by Dickens
Christmas Stories. A collection of Christmas-themed short stories. J FIC DICKENS, CHARLES (HQ, FP)

Fiction Inspired by A Christmas Carol and Other Works By Dickens
A Midnight Carol : a Novel of how Charles Dickens Saved Christmas by Patricia K Davis. A FIC DAVIS, PATRICIA (HQ, RI)

The Rag and Bone Shop by Jeff Rackham. A FIC RACKHAM, JEFF (HQ, FP, JO, MO, RI)

What the Dickens! by Jane Louise Curry. In 1842, eleven-year-old twins, whose father runs a boat on the Juniata Canal in Pennsylvania, learn of a Harrisburg bookseller's plan to steal Charles Dickens's newly finished novel while Dickens himself is touring the U.S. J FIC CURRY, JANE LOUISE (HQ, MO, RI)

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