内容简介
ThewordsMerryChristmasfirstappearedinCharlesDickensAChristmasCarol,whichhasbecomeprobablythebest-lovedofallChristmasstories,anditappearsherewiththefourotherstoriesthatcombinedtomakeTheChristmasBooks,firstpublishedin1852.Somehow,Christmasandghoststoriesgowelltogether,andheretooDickenswasamasteroftheart.Compiledhereisacompletecollectionofhissupernaturaltales,includingsuchclassicsasTheSignalmanandTheTrialforMurder.ThecollectioniscompletedbyaselectionofDickensothertales,whichamplydemonstratethegreatrangeofhiswriting.Thestoriesincludeillustrationsfromtheoriginaleditions,featuringtheworksofJohnTenniel,EdwinLandseerandmanyothers.Combinetheseelementstogether,andyouhaveabookthatwouldmakeawonderfulpresentthroughouttheyear.