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1、ACHRISTMASCAROLByCHARLESDICKENSILLUSTRATEDBYGEORGEALFREDWILLIAMSNewYorkTHEPLATT&PECKCO.Copyright,1905,byTHEBAKER&TAYLORCOMPANYPreparedandpublishedby:EbdE-BooksDirectory.comINTRODUCTIONThecombinedqualitiesoftherealistandtheidealistwhichDickenspossessedtoa
2、remarkabledegree,togetherwithhisnaturallyjovialattitudetowardlifeingeneral,seemtohavegivenhimaremarkablyhappyfeelingtowardChristmas,thoughtheprivationsandhardshipsofhisboyhoodcouldhaveallowedhimbutlittlerealexperiencewiththisdayofdays.Dickensgavehisfirst
3、formalexpressiontohisChristmasthoughtsinhisseriesofsmallbooks,thefirstofwhichwasthefamous"ChristmasCarol,"theoneperfectchrysolite.Thesuccessofthebookwasimmediate.Thackeraywroteofit:"Whocanlistentoobjectionsregardingsuchabookasthis?Itseemstomeanationalben
4、efit,andtoeverymanorwomanwhoreadsit,apersonalkindness."Thisvolumewasputforthinaveryattractivemanner,withillustrationsbyJohnLeech,whowasthefirstartisttomakethesecharacterslive,andhisdrawingswerevariedandspirited.Therefolloweduponthisfourothers:"TheChimes,
5、""TheCricketontheHearth,""TheBattleofLife,"and"TheHauntedMan,"withillustrationsontheirfirstappearancebyDoyle,Maclise,andothers.Thefiveareknownto-dayasthe"ChristmasBooks."Ofthemallthe"Carol"isthebestknownandloved,and"TheCricketontheHearth,"althoughthirdin
6、theseries,isperhapsnextinpointofpopularity,andisespeciallyfamiliartoAmericansthroughJosephJefferson'scharacterisationofCalebPlummer.Dickensseemstohaveputhiswholeselfintotheseglowinglittlestories.Whoeverseesbutacleverghoststoryinthe"ChristmasCarol"missesi
7、tschiefcharmandlesson,forthereisadifferentmeaninginthemovementsofScroogeandhisattendantspirits.AnewlifeisbroughttoScroogewhenhe,"runningtohiswindow,openeditandputouthishead.Nofog,nomist;clear,bright,jovial,stirringcold;cold,pipingforthebloodtodanceto;Gol
8、densun-light;Heavenlysky;sweetfreshair;merrybells.Oh,glorious!Glorious!"Allthisbrightnesshasitsattendantshadow,anddeepfromthechildishheartcomesthattruenoteofpathos,theevermemorabletoastofTinyTim,"GodblessUs,EveryOne!""TheC
