A Christmas carol
Subtitle: the original manuscript edition
By: Charles Dickens ; foreword by Colm Tóibín ; introduction by Declan Kiely
Contributors: Tóibín, Colm, 1955- writer of supplementary textual content; Kiely, Declan, writer of introduction; Pierpont Morgan Library
Edition: First edition; original manuscript edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9780393608649
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Sick children; English Manuscripts; Poor families; Misers; Facsimiles; Fiction
Work titles: Christmas carol
Description: Presents a facsimile of the original manuscript, along with a typeset version of the story, a fascinating introduction by the Morgan's chief literary curator on the history of the story, and a new foreword by Colm Tóibín celebrating its timeless appeal.
Notes: "Published in association with the Morgan Library & Museum."
Table of contents: title: A note on the transcription; title: A Christmas carol : the original manuscript.Preface ; Stave I: Marley's ghost ; Stave II: The first of the three spirits ; Stave III: The second of the three spirits ; Stave IV: The last of the spirits ; Stave V: The end of it.