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Paperback A Christmas Carol Book

ISBN: 1408129469

ISBN13: 9781408129463

A Christmas Carol (Modern Plays)

The traditional Christmas classic novel by Charles Dickens adapted for the stage by award-winning playwright Gary Owen.

Tucked up in his old, decaying house on a cold Christmas Eve, lonely, curmudgeonly Scrooge hears the rattle of chains and strange wailing noises: it's the ghost of his old business partner, Marley, come to warn Scrooge that if he doesn't change his ways, he will suffer a terrible fate. Whilst Scrooge meets the three Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, he must learn to embrace the true spirit of Christmas before it's too late.

Gary Owen's adaptation translates the novel's narrative fluently and portrays the Dickensian caricatures with flair and fun but not crudeness. Whilst translating the novel for the stage, he also refreshes the 1843 morality tale of ghosts, poverty, avarice and the redemptive power of compassion for a 21st century audience.

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A Christmas Carol (Modern Plays) in That Christmas Morning Feeling
That Christmas Morning Feeling
Published by Barbara Hagen • December 24, 2022

One of my most favorite blogs to write is this one, my Christmas message to our ThriftBooks community. Each year I give careful thought to what theme and message to impart, and this year inspiration struck at one (of several) performances of A Christmas Carol, when this classic brought to the surface for me how happiness is really shared.

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