Books by Charles Dickens

痛苦的，悲惨的埃比尼泽-史克鲁奇 ，圣诞节只是另一天。 但是，当他已死的业务伙伴的鬼魂出现时，一切都改变了，警告 在为时已晚之前改变他的方式。痛苦的，悲惨的埃比尼泽-史克鲁奇 ，圣诞节只是另一天。 但是，当他已死的业务伙伴的鬼魂出现时，一切都改变了，警告 在为时已晚之前改变他的方式。痛苦的，悲惨的埃比尼泽-史克鲁奇 ，圣诞节只是另一天。 但是，当他已死的业务伙伴的鬼魂出现时，一切都改变了，警告 在为时已晚之前改变他的方式。

如果我们的任何读者有幸看到打火机的葬礼，得知打火机是一个陌生而原始的人，他们将不会感到惊讶。自从第一盏公共灯被熄灭以来，他们严格遵守从父到子流传下来的古老的仪式和习俗；他们通婚，并在婴儿期订婚他们的孩子；他们没有参与任何阴谋或阴谋（谁听说过叛徒的打火机？）；他们没有犯本国法律的罪行（不存在谋杀性或盗窃性打火机的情况）；简而言之，尽管他们表面上动荡不安，但他们仍然是一个高度道德和反省的民族：他们彼此之间拥有与犹太人一样多的传统习俗，并且至少在身体上，甚至不如山丘一样古老。和街道一样古老。他们的信条是，在没有公共费用的情况下，第一盏路灯照亮了真正文明的第一缕微光。他们在异教徒神话中直接追踪他们在大众尊严中的存在和崇高地位。并认为普罗米修斯本人的历史不过是个寓言故事，其中真正的英雄是打火机。

So, dear reader, you thought Spiderman and Iron Man was the ultimate team-up? Or Captain America and the Hulk, perhaps? No! Such paltry partnerships were long before authors Charles Dickens and Stephen Hunt teamed up together to bring the world the steampunk adaptation of A Christmas Carol. This tome imaginatively entitled 'A STEAMPUNK Christmas Carol ... the fantastical adaptation no-one asked for, yet everyone somehow desperately needed.Yes, this - spoilers - classic tale of a grumpy miser's Xmas-related redemption has been recast in the Jackelian Kingdom, a far-future steampunk Earth where Great Britain has rejoined the European mainland through continental drift (Brexiteer trigger warning).The original tale has surely been vastly improved by the addition of airships, steam-driven computers and a robot called Boffin.Forget the Muppet version. Forget that TV one with Captain Picard as Scrooge. 'A Steampunk Christmas Carol' is surely the comical and light-hearted definitive version that will be remembered millions of years in the future, after humanity has risen and fallen countless times across the endless cycle of history.And if it isn't? Well, failing some great technological advancements in immortality treatments or cryogenic suspension, you, dear reader are not going to be around to know about it.Or, are you...?Now with extra cogs and a SHOCK!!! ending thrown in for no extra cost.-----------ABOUT THE AUTHORStephen Hunt is the creator of the much-loved 'Far-called' fantasy series (Gollancz/Hachette), as well as the 'Jackelian' series, published across the world via HarperCollins alongside their other fantasy authors, George R.R. Martin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Raymond E. Feist and C.S. Lewis. -----------REVIEWSPraise for Stephen Hunt's novels: 'Mr. Hunt takes off at racing speed.'- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL'Hunt's imagination is probably visible from space. He scatters concepts that other writers would mine for a trilogy like chocolate-bar wrappers.' - TOM HOLT 'All manner of bizarre and fantastical extravagance.' - DAILY MAIL 'Compulsive reading for all ages.' - GUARDIAN 'Studded with invention.' -THE INDEPENDENT 'To say this book is action packed is almost an understatement... a wonderful escapist yarn!' - INTERZONE 'Hunt has packed the story full of intriguing gimmicks... affecting and original.' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'A rip-roaring Indiana Jones-style adventure.' -RT BOOK REVIEWS 'A curious part-future blend.' - KIRKUS REVIEWS 'An inventive, ambitious work, full of wonders and marvels.' - THE TIMES 'Hunt knows what his audience like and gives it to them with a sardonic wit and carefully developed tension.' - TIME OUT 'A ripping yarn ... the story pounds along... constant inventiveness keeps the reader hooked... the finale is a cracking succession of cliffhangers and surprise comebacks. Great fun.' - SFX MAGAZINE 'Put on your seatbelts for a frenetic cat and mouse encounter... an exciting tale.' - SF REVU -----------READ THIS BOOK IF YOU LIKE THESE AUTHORS...Douglas Adams Neal Asher Iain M. Banks Jack Campbell David Drake Orson Scott Card James S.A. Corey Evan Currie Peter F. Hamilton Ric Locke Dan Simmons Charles Stross David Weber -----------GENRESScience fiction (steampunk) Fantasy (steampunk)Adventure (scifi) -----------

A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843; the first edition was illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. After their visits Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

Das Buch ist ein Klassiker, der mit einem liebenswerten Jungen aufwartet, der trotz all des Elends in seinem Leben niemals aufgibt und sich sein gutes Herz bewahrt. Der Handlungsverlauf fängt zwar recht traurig mit Olivers Start ins Leben und seinem Heranwachsen im Waisenhaus an, entwickelt sich aber mehr und mehr zu einem regelrechten Krimi mit Hang zum Melodramatischen und einem abschließendem recht rosaroten Ende in dem so gut wie jeder bekommt was er verdient. Der Schluss ist dann eine recht geballte Ladung an Informationen zur Auflösung. Die Geschichte reißt mit und man erlebt Höhen und Tiefen mit Oliver und freut sich für ihn, dass er doch ein paar Menschen findet, die ihn in ihr Herz schließen und sich liebevoll um ihn kümmern. Ein Klassiker, der mit interessanten Figuren aus den verschiedensten Gesellschaftsschichten, Romantik, Melodrama, Unterhaltung, Emotion, Brutalität, Sozialkritik und einer gehörigen Portion an Zufällen aufwartet.Die Audiodateien sind online inklusive erhältlich. Mithilfe von QR-Codes kann man im Handumdrehen eine Audiodatei aufrufen, ohne Webadressen manuell eingeben.