2-color, 100 black-and-white illustrations, and 8 pages of color. The Annotated Christmas Carol will be a literary feast for the whole family for generations. These are supplemented by other contemporary illustrations by George Cruikshank, Gustave Doré, John Tenniel, and "Phiz." The rime of the ancient mariner, 197 The annotated Christmas carol : a Christmas carol, 233 The apocalyptic vision, 64 The approach to Chaucer : prose. Also included are rare photographs as well as the original Leech wood engravings and hand-colored etchings. This is the first edition to combine the original text of 1843 with Dickens's Public Reading text, which had its world premiere in America in 1867 and has not been reprinted in nearly a century. This latest contribution to the Norton annotated series delves into the engrossing history of the book's publication, when it first captivated Victorian England. The annotated Christmas carol : a Christmas carol in prose Authors: Charles Dickens, Michael Patrick Hearn, John Leech Summary: Featuring over 100 illustrations by John Leech and other artists, this volume presents the original 1843 text of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, along with extensive annotations. What would Christmas be without A Christmas Carol? Charles Dickens's famous ghost story is as much a part of the season as plum pudding and mistletoe, and Michael Patrick Hearn, the celebrated annotator of The Wizard of Oz and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has now prepared a sumptuous new edition of the Dickens classic. Without question, The Annotated Christmas Carol is the most authoritative and entertaining edition ever produced.
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