Charles Dickens

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Publisher Marketing: Este libro narra la inquietante noche que en la vispera de esta festividad pasa Ebenezer Scrooge, un anciano miserable y tacano que es una de las mas acabadas representaciones del avaro en la historia de la literatura y otro de los inolvidables personajes de la amplia galeria de Dickens. La visita del espectro de su antiguo socio, Jacob Marley, hace desfilar ante Scrooge la vision de los espiritus de las Navidades pasadas, presentes y futuras intentando conmover su corazon. Algo va a cambiar. Con este tierno relato, el autor se propuso remover las conciencias de sus lectores y convencerlos de la necesidad de ser bondadosos y de practicar la caridad en un mundo injusto. La caricatura, la inquietud social y el sentimiento conseguidos por Charles Dickens en esta narracion, hacen que mantenga intacta aun hoy su capacidad para conmover y hacer disfrutar." Contributor Bio:  Dickens, Charles Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens was forced to leave school to work in a factory when his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Although he had little formal education, his early impoverishment drove him to succeed. Over his career he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas and hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms. Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, is one of the most influential works ever written, and it remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Set in London and Paris, his 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, is the best selling novel of all time. His creative genius has been praised by fellow writers-from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton-for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand Oscar Wilde, Henry James and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.