https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=BSOPAC%3A%20(A%20%2B%20CHRISTMAS%20%2B%20CAROL%20%2B%20CHARLES%20%2B%20DICKENS)&QRYTEXT=Anywhere%3A%20a%20christmas%20carol%20Charles%20dickens%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=GEN&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3171113&CF=GEN London, December, 1835. Charles and Kate are out with friends and family for a chilly night of carolling and good cheer. But their blood truly runs cold when their singing is interrupted by a body plummeting from an upper window of a house. They soon learn the dead man at their feet, his neck strangely wrapped in chains, is Jacob Harley, the business partner of the resident of the house, an unpleasant codger who owns a counting house, one Emmanuel Screws. Ever the journalist, Charles dedicates himself to discovering who's behind the diabolical defenestration. But before he can investigate further, Harley's corpse is stolen. Following that, Charles is visited in his quarters by what appears to be Harley's ghost - or is it merely Charles's overwrought imagination? London, December, 1835. Charles and Kate are out with friends and family for a chilly night of carolling and good cheer. But their blood truly runs cold when their singing is interrupted by a body plummeting from an upper window of a house. They soon learn the dead man at their feet, his neck strangely wrapped in chains, is Jacob Harley, the business partner of the resident of the house, an unpleasant codger who owns a counting house, one Emmanuel Screws. Ever the journalist, Charles dedicates himself to discovering who's behind the diabolical defenestration. But before he can investigate further, Harley's corpse is stolen. Following that, Charles is visited in his quarters by what appears to be Harley's ghost - or is it merely Charles's overwrought imagination?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Redmond, Heather, 1969-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Rearsby : Lamplight Large Print Books, 2021.<br />402 pages (large print)<br /><br />Farnborough - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction Large Print - Available - C016833935<br />Lymington - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction Large Print - Available - C016833927<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3186505&CF=GEN London, December, 1835. Charles and Kate are out with friends and family for a chilly night of carolling and good cheer. But their blood truly runs cold when their singing is interrupted by a body plummeting from an upper window of a house. They soon learn the dead man at their feet, his neck strangely wrapped in chains, is Jacob Harley, the business partner of the resident of the house, an unpleasant codger who owns a counting house, one Emmanuel Screws. Ever the journalist, Charles dedicates himself to discovering who's behind the diabolical defenestration. But before he can investigate further, Harley's corpse is stolen. Following that, Charles is visited in his quarters by what appears to be Harley's ghost - or is it merely Charles's overwrought imagination? London, December, 1835. Charles and Kate are out with friends and family for a chilly night of carolling and good cheer. But their blood truly runs cold when their singing is interrupted by a body plummeting from an upper window of a house. They soon learn the dead man at their feet, his neck strangely wrapped in chains, is Jacob Harley, the business partner of the resident of the house, an unpleasant codger who owns a counting house, one Emmanuel Screws. Ever the journalist, Charles dedicates himself to discovering who's behind the diabolical defenestration. But before he can investigate further, Harley's corpse is stolen. Following that, Charles is visited in his quarters by what appears to be Harley's ghost - or is it merely Charles's overwrought imagination?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Redmond, Heather, 1969-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Rearsby : Lamplight Audiobooks, 2021.<br />7 CDs (480 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Waterlooville - (HANTS) - Audiobooks : Adult Fiction - Available - C016833639<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3222962&CF=GEN This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross with their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens' beloved classic. In a school theatrical production of 'A Christmas Carol', the boy who plays Scrooge is extra nervous because his very busy father is in the audience. However, it's likely his father won't stay for the duration, due to business. As always. Will the classic story's message of Christmas cheer and family love reach his father's distracted heart? This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross with their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens' beloved classic. In a school theatrical production of 'A Christmas Carol', the boy who plays Scrooge is extra nervous because his very busy father is in the audience. However, it's likely his father won't stay for the duration, due to business. As always. Will the classic story's message of Christmas cheer and family love reach his father's distracted heart?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rosen, Michael, 1946-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Melbourne : Bolinda Audio, 2021.<br />3 CDs (2 hr., 44 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Chandlers Ford - (HANTS) - Children's Audiobooks : Fiction - Onloan - Due: 23 May 2024 - C016451796<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3575346&CF=GEN Introduce your child to the life of Charles Dickens, the great author of classic literature including Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, and many more Introduce your child to the life of Charles Dickens, the great author of classic literature including Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, and many more<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Vegara, Maria Isabel Sanchez<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2021<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br />Little People, Big Dreams<br /><br />Hampshire Digital Library - (HANTS) - EBooks - BorrowBox - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2911600&CF=GEN This is an illustrated anthology of some of Charles Dickens's greatest works retold and adapted by the incredibly talented Angela McAllister. This volume includes 'Oliver Twist', 'David Copperfield', and 'A Christmas Carol'. This is an illustrated anthology of some of Charles Dickens's greatest works retold and adapted by the incredibly talented Angela McAllister. This volume includes 'Oliver Twist', 'David Copperfield', and 'A Christmas Carol'.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McAllister, Angela<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020.<br />127 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm<br /><br />Liphook - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - Available - C017090141<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2962849&CF=GEN Christmas is a season of peace, joy and love - but not for Ebenezer Scrooge. The meanest, greediest man in London, Scrooge hates Christmas. But everything changes one snowy Christmas Eve when Scrooge receives a ghostly visit. Over the course of that one magical night, Scrooge will come face-to-face with his past, present and future as three spirits - and a whole lot of Muppets - arrive to show him the error of his ways. Narrated by the Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens - with a little help from Rizzo the Rat - this illustrated storybook stars Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as Mrs. Cratchit and the entire Muppets cast, as they help Scrooge change his fate, open his heart and discover the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas is a season of peace, joy and love - but not for Ebenezer Scrooge. The meanest, greediest man in London, Scrooge hates Christmas. But everything changes one snowy Christmas Eve when Scrooge receives a ghostly visit. Over the course of that one magical night, Scrooge will come face-to-face with his past, present and future as three spirits - and a whole lot of Muppets - arrive to show him the error of his ways. Narrated by the Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens - with a little help from Rizzo the Rat - this illustrated storybook stars Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as Mrs. Cratchit and the entire Muppets cast, as they help Scrooge change his fate, open his heart and discover the true meaning of Christmas.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Vitale, Brooke<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Studio Press, 2020.<br />40 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm<br /><br />Farnborough - (HANTS) - Children's Picture books:older readers - Onloan - Due: 28 May 2024 - C017296717<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3005132&CF=GEN Who can help a mean old man to love Christmas? How about a ghost? (or three!) Scrooge's heart is colder than snow, he's richer than half the banks in England and meaner than, well, everyone. But when three seriously spooky ghosts turn up to take him on an adventure through time, he soon learns that being cold isn't cool. Can he change his ways before it's too late? Who can help a mean old man to love Christmas? How about a ghost? (or three!) Scrooge's heart is colder than snow, he's richer than half the banks in England and meaner than, well, everyone. But when three seriously spooky ghosts turn up to take him on an adventure through time, he soon learns that being cold isn't cool. Can he change his ways before it's too late?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gooden, Philip<br />2020 edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Leicester : Sweet Cherry, 2020.<br />90 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.<br />Charles Dickens children's collection<br />Easy classics<br /><br />Fareham - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - Available - C017032217<br />Totton - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - Onloan - Due: 01 Jun 2024 - C017212349<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2816510&CF=GEN 'Penguin Readers' is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the eight levels follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills. 'Penguin Readers' is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the eight levels follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Penguin Books, 2019.<br />64 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.<br />Penguin readers<br /><br />Basingstoke Discovery Centre - (HANTS) - Adult Non-Fiction - 428.64 - In-transit from Winchester Library to Basingstoke Discovery Centre (Set: 01 May 2024) - C017166448<br />Stubbington - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - Available - C017167462<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2828824&CF=GEN This is a captivating picture book retelling of Charles Dickens' classic tale about the true meaning of Christmas. Mean old Ebenezer Scrooge hates everything. Even Christmas! Until, one frosty Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives a visit from three ghostly spirits, who whisk him away on a magical journey through past, present and future - but can they melt his frozen heart before it's too late? This is a captivating picture book retelling of Charles Dickens' classic tale about the true meaning of Christmas. Mean old Ebenezer Scrooge hates everything. Even Christmas! Until, one frosty Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives a visit from three ghostly spirits, who whisk him away on a magical journey through past, present and future - but can they melt his frozen heart before it's too late?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mitton, Tony<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orchard, 2019.<br />32 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 30 cm<br /><br />18 copies <br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2800296&CF=GEN His stories of madness, murder and revenge, often imbued with a sympathetic moral undertone, have continued to thrill and chill readers ever since they were written. Here then are 15 tales that display the full range of Dickens’s Gothic talents. The Signalman, perhaps the most well-known, is a chilling story about a mysterious figure and its deathly omen; The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain shows the consequences for those who make deals with the dead; The Portrait-Painter's Story follows an artist who paints a non-living person by memory; and Captain Murderer and the Devil's Bargain, a bedtime story from Dickens’s own childhood, tells of a bloodthirsty man who kills his brides and bakes them into pies. Among others, the collection also includes A Christmas Carol, The Baron of Grogzwig from The Pickwick Papers, and The Ghost in the Bride’s Chamber, a novella co-written with Wilkie Collins. His stories of madness, murder and revenge, often imbued with a sympathetic moral undertone, have continued to thrill and chill readers ever since they were written. Here then are 15 tales that display the full range of Dickens’s Gothic talents. The Signalman, perhaps the most well-known, is a chilling story about a mysterious figure and its deathly omen; The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain shows the consequences for those who make deals with the dead; The Portrait-Painter's Story follows an artist who paints a non-living person by memory; and Captain Murderer and the Devil's Bargain, a bedtime story from Dickens’s own childhood, tells of a bloodthirsty man who kills his brides and bakes them into pies. Among others, the collection also includes A Christmas Carol, The Baron of Grogzwig from The Pickwick Papers, and The Ghost in the Bride’s Chamber, a novella co-written with Wilkie Collins.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dickens, Charles<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Naxos AudioBooks, 2018<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Hampshire Digital Library - (HANTS) - EAudio - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2658300&CF=GEN Miserable to the core and wholly unwilling to celebrate Christmas, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge says 'Bah! Humbug!' to the festive season. But then one chilly night he is visited by three Spirits, who take him on a journey through time so he can learn the error of his ways and discover the true meaning of Christmas. Miserable to the core and wholly unwilling to celebrate Christmas, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge says 'Bah! Humbug!' to the festive season. But then one chilly night he is visited by three Spirits, who take him on a journey through time so he can learn the error of his ways and discover the true meaning of Christmas.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Goodwin, Alex, 1985-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury, 2018.<br />64 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 16 cm.<br />Guinea pig classics<br /><br />Bordon - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - Christmas Collection - Christmas collections (Set: 30 Dec 2021) - C016486804<br />Winchester Library - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - Children's Fiction / Christmas - Available - C016468661<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2668050&CF=GEN Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children. But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him, scare him into mending his ways, and he finds, as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and their family, that geniality brings its own reward. Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children. But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him, scare him into mending his ways, and he finds, as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and their family, that geniality brings its own reward.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Ware : Wordsworth Editions, 2018.<br />144 pages ; 18 cm<br /><br />13 copies <br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2671763&CF=GEN For Charles Dickens, each Christmas has been better than the last. But when his newest book is an utter flop, his publishers offer an ultimatum: either he writes a Christmas book in a month, or they will call in his debts, and he could lose everything. Grudgingly, he accepts, but with relatives hounding him for loans, his wife planning an excessively lavish holiday party, and jealous critics moving in for the kill, he is hardly feeling the Christmas spirit. Frazzled and filled with self-doubt, Dickens seeks solace and inspiration in London itself, his great palace of thinking. And on one of his long walks, in a once-beloved square, he meets a young woman who might be just the muse he needs. Over the next few weeks, Eleanor Lovejoy propels Dickens on a Scrooge-like journey that tests everything he believes about generosity, friendship, ambition - and Christmas. For Charles Dickens, each Christmas has been better than the last. But when his newest book is an utter flop, his publishers offer an ultimatum: either he writes a Christmas book in a month, or they will call in his debts, and he could lose everything. Grudgingly, he accepts, but with relatives hounding him for loans, his wife planning an excessively lavish holiday party, and jealous critics moving in for the kill, he is hardly feeling the Christmas spirit. Frazzled and filled with self-doubt, Dickens seeks solace and inspiration in London itself, his great palace of thinking. And on one of his long walks, in a once-beloved square, he meets a young woman who might be just the muse he needs. Over the next few weeks, Eleanor Lovejoy propels Dickens on a Scrooge-like journey that tests everything he believes about generosity, friendship, ambition - and Christmas.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Silva, Samantha<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Allison & Busby Limited, 2018.<br />382 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Liphook - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - Available - C016650435<br />Petersfield - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - Available - C016650947<br />Portchester - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - Available - C016651467<br />Winchester Library - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - Available - C016650652<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2675465&CF=GEN This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross with their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens' beloved classic. In a school theatrical production of 'A Christmas Carol', the boy who plays Scrooge is extra nervous because his very busy father is in the audience. However, it's likely his father won't stay for the duration, due to business. As always. Will the classic story's message of Christmas cheer and family love reach his father's distracted heart? This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross with their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens' beloved classic. In a school theatrical production of 'A Christmas Carol', the boy who plays Scrooge is extra nervous because his very busy father is in the audience. However, it's likely his father won't stay for the duration, due to business. As always. Will the classic story's message of Christmas cheer and family love reach his father's distracted heart?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rosen, Michael, 1946-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2018.<br />178 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />31 copies <br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2676177&CF=GEN Fully illustrated by Tony Ross, 'The Nights Before Christmas' has 24 classic festive tales, songs and stories to read throughout Advent or keep as a family Christmas anthology. There are festive extracts from much-loved books including 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott and 'The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame; yuletide poems and carols, together with traditional tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. Fully illustrated by Tony Ross, 'The Nights Before Christmas' has 24 classic festive tales, songs and stories to read throughout Advent or keep as a family Christmas anthology. There are festive extracts from much-loved books including 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott and 'The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame; yuletide poems and carols, together with traditional tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Andersen Press, 2018.<br />212 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Farnborough - (HANTS) - Children's Information - 808.8 - Available - C016961068<br />Fleet - (HANTS) - Children's Information - 808.8 - Available - C016962593<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2680599&CF=GEN This is a captivating picture book retelling of Charles Dickens' classic tale about the true meaning of Christmas. Mean old Ebenezer Scrooge hates everything. Even Christmas! Until, one frosty Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives a visit from three ghostly spirits, who whisk him away on a magical journey through past, present and future - but can they melt his frozen heart before it's too late? This is a captivating picture book retelling of Charles Dickens' classic tale about the true meaning of Christmas. Mean old Ebenezer Scrooge hates everything. Even Christmas! Until, one frosty Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives a visit from three ghostly spirits, who whisk him away on a magical journey through past, present and future - but can they melt his frozen heart before it's too late?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mitton, Tony<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orchard, 2018.<br />32 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 31 cm<br /><br />29 copies <br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2752469&CF=GEN It's as foggy and haunted and redemptive as the original; it's all heart, and I read it in a couple of ebullient, Christmassy gulps.' Anthony Doerr, bestselling author of All The Light We Cannot SeeFor Charles Dickens, each Christmas is been better than the last. His novels are literary blockbusters, avid fans litter the streets and he and his wife have five happy children and a sixth on the way. But when Dickens' latest book, Martin Chuzzlewit, is a flop, the glorious life threatens to collapse around him.His publishers offer an ultimatum: either he writes a Christmas book in a month, or they will call in his debts, and he could lose everything. Grudgingly, and increasingly plagued by self-doubt, Dickens meets the muse he needs in Eleanor Lovejoy and her young son, Timothy. With time running out, Dickens is propelled on a Scrooge-like journey through Christmases past and present. It's as foggy and haunted and redemptive as the original; it's all heart, and I read it in a couple of ebullient, Christmassy gulps.' Anthony Doerr, bestselling author of All The Light We Cannot SeeFor Charles Dickens, each Christmas is been better than the last. His novels are literary blockbusters, avid fans litter the streets and he and his wife have five happy children and a sixth on the way. But when Dickens' latest book, Martin Chuzzlewit, is a flop, the glorious life threatens to collapse around him.His publishers offer an ultimatum: either he writes a Christmas book in a month, or they will call in his debts, and he could lose everything. Grudgingly, and increasingly plagued by self-doubt, Dickens meets the muse he needs in Eleanor Lovejoy and her young son, Timothy. With time running out, Dickens is propelled on a Scrooge-like journey through Christmases past and present.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Silva, Samantha<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Allison & Busby, 2017<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br /><br />Hampshire Digital Library - (HANTS) - EBooks - BorrowBox - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2535311&CF=GEN Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the three ghosts of Christmas. They show him the joy of Christmas, and wretchedness of his own legacy. Inspired and chastened by what he has seen, Scrooge resolves to change and from then on embraces and promotes the true spirit of Christmas. Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the three ghosts of Christmas. They show him the joy of Christmas, and wretchedness of his own legacy. Inspired and chastened by what he has seen, Scrooge resolves to change and from then on embraces and promotes the true spirit of Christmas.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Edinburgh : Barrington Stoke, 2017.<br />237 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Winchester Library - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - Available - C017088818<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2539211&CF=GEN Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas - it's all humbug to him. But one Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley, and then by three more spirits - the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet To Come. Will the things they show Scrooge be enough to make him change his miserly ways and learn the true meaning of Christmas? Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas - it's all humbug to him. But one Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley, and then by three more spirits - the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet To Come. Will the things they show Scrooge be enough to make him change his miserly ways and learn the true meaning of Christmas?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.<br />293 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Oxford children's classics<br /><br />12 copies <br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2547251&CF=GEN For Charles Dickens, each Christmas has been better than the last. But when his newest book is an utter flop, his publishers offer an ultimatum: either he writes a Christmas book in a month, or they will call in his debts, and he could lose everything. Grudgingly, he accepts, but with relatives hounding him for loans, his wife planning an excessively lavish holiday party, and jealous critics moving in for the kill, he is hardly feeling the Christmas spirit. Frazzled and filled with self-doubt, Dickens seeks solace and inspiration in London itself, his great palace of thinking. And on one of his long walks, in a once-beloved square, he meets a young woman who might be just the muse he needs. Over the next few weeks, Eleanor Lovejoy propels Dickens on a Scrooge-like journey that tests everything he believes about generosity, friendship, ambition - and Christmas. For Charles Dickens, each Christmas has been better than the last. But when his newest book is an utter flop, his publishers offer an ultimatum: either he writes a Christmas book in a month, or they will call in his debts, and he could lose everything. Grudgingly, he accepts, but with relatives hounding him for loans, his wife planning an excessively lavish holiday party, and jealous critics moving in for the kill, he is hardly feeling the Christmas spirit. Frazzled and filled with self-doubt, Dickens seeks solace and inspiration in London itself, his great palace of thinking. And on one of his long walks, in a once-beloved square, he meets a young woman who might be just the muse he needs. Over the next few weeks, Eleanor Lovejoy propels Dickens on a Scrooge-like journey that tests everything he believes about generosity, friendship, ambition - and Christmas.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Silva, Samantha<br />First edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Allison & Busby Limited, 2017.<br />318 pages ; 21 cm<br /><br />Aldershot - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - Available - C016529047<br />Bridgemary - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - Available - C015936318<br />Fleet - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - Available - C016531864<br />Lockswood - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - Available - C016537598<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2552393&CF=GEN This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross with their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens' beloved classic. In a school theatrical production of 'A Christmas Carol', the boy who plays Scrooge is extra nervous because his very busy father is in the audience. However, it's likely his father won't stay for the duration, due to business. As always. Will the classic story's message of Christmas cheer and family love reach his father's distracted heart? This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross with their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens' beloved classic. In a school theatrical production of 'A Christmas Carol', the boy who plays Scrooge is extra nervous because his very busy father is in the audience. However, it's likely his father won't stay for the duration, due to business. As always. Will the classic story's message of Christmas cheer and family love reach his father's distracted heart?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rosen, Michael, 1946-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2017.<br />178 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm<br /><br />17 copies <br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2575275&CF=GEN Discover the world of Charles Dickens and 'A Christmas Carol'. The popular, magical story is retold in beautifully illustrated search & find pages where you can find the characters on the busy pages and follow them through the story. Each page is full of characters to find and details to spot in the busy scenes, such as Scrooge in his counting house, the arrival of Jacob Marley's ghost, the Fezziwig Christmas party and the Cratchit family at home on Christmas Day and many more. Discover the world of Charles Dickens and 'A Christmas Carol'. The popular, magical story is retold in beautifully illustrated search & find pages where you can find the characters on the busy pages and follow them through the story. Each page is full of characters to find and details to spot in the busy scenes, such as Scrooge in his counting house, the arrival of Jacob Marley's ghost, the Fezziwig Christmas party and the Cratchit family at home on Christmas Day and many more.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Powell, Sarah (Writer of children's books)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Studio Press, 2017.<br />40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 29 cm.<br />Search & find<br /><br />Alresford - (HANTS) - Children's Picture books:older readers - 793.7 - Available - C016958966<br />Totton - (HANTS) - Children's Picture books:older readers - 793.7 - Available - C016959394<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2800309&CF=GEN Charles Dickens was a major contributor to the Victorian romantic revival of Christmas traditions. With their heart, humour and good morals, Dickens’s Christmas stories have made the author’s name synonymous with the season. Here we present four charming novellas to complete his series that began with A Christmas Carol, with echoes of sleigh bells throughout.The stories include The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man. Charles Dickens was a major contributor to the Victorian romantic revival of Christmas traditions. With their heart, humour and good morals, Dickens’s Christmas stories have made the author’s name synonymous with the season. Here we present four charming novellas to complete his series that began with A Christmas Carol, with echoes of sleigh bells throughout.The stories include The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dickens, Charles<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Naxos AudioBooks, 2016<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Hampshire Digital Library - (HANTS) - EAudio - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2796425&CF=GEN A Christmas Carol is the best-known and best-loved of Dickens’ ‘Christmas Books’, and the story of the miser Scrooge’s redemption has become as much part of the Christmas tradition as plum pudding and carols themselves. Will Tiny Tim live to see another Christmas? Can Scrooge recover his humanity and learn to love the fellow men he seems to despise? A Christmas Carol is the best-known and best-loved of Dickens’ ‘Christmas Books’, and the story of the miser Scrooge’s redemption has become as much part of the Christmas tradition as plum pudding and carols themselves. Will Tiny Tim live to see another Christmas? Can Scrooge recover his humanity and learn to love the fellow men he seems to despise?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dickens, Charles<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Naxos AudioBooks, 2016<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Hampshire Digital Library - (HANTS) - EAudio - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2338013&CF=GEN <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dickens, Charles<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Puffin, 2016<br />160<br />Puffin classics<br /><br />Havant - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - FICTION - Available - C016304827<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2385517&CF=GEN Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the three ghosts of Christmas. They show him the joy of Christmas, and wretchedness of his own legacy. Inspired and chastened by what he has seen, Scrooge resolves to change and from then on embraces and promotes the true spirit of Christmas. Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the three ghosts of Christmas. They show him the joy of Christmas, and wretchedness of his own legacy. Inspired and chastened by what he has seen, Scrooge resolves to change and from then on embraces and promotes the true spirit of Christmas.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2016.<br />126 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />New Milton - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - Christmas - Available - C016529232<br />Petersfield - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - Classic Fiction - Available - C016530538<br />Petersfield - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - Christmas - Available - C016531923<br />Petersfield - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - Christmas - Available - C016528715<br />Ringwood - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - Christmas - Available - C016530435<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2399748&CF=GEN <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dickens, Charles<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Alma Classics, 2016<br />Alma Classics evergreens<br /><br />Eastleigh - (HANTS) - Adult Fiction - FICTION - Available - C016299004<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2092086&CF=GEN As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books like 'Oliver Twist', 'Great Expectations', and 'A Christmas Carol', Dickens toured the globe as one of the most famous people of his era. Widely considered the greatest writer of the Victorian age, Dickens's literary masterpieces continue to amuse and inspire writers and readers alike. As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books like 'Oliver Twist', 'Great Expectations', and 'A Christmas Carol', Dickens toured the globe as one of the most famous people of his era. Widely considered the greatest writer of the Victorian age, Dickens's literary masterpieces continue to amuse and inspire writers and readers alike.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Pollack, Pam<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2015.<br />112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm<br /><br />Aldershot - (HANTS) - Children's Information - B/DIC - Available - C016166917<br />Bordon - (HANTS) - Children's Information - B/DIC - Available - C016166797<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2165823&CF=GEN <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hargreaves, Roger<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Egmont UK Limited, 2015<br />32<br />Mr. Men<br /><br />Basingstoke Discovery Centre - (HANTS) - Children's Picture books - Christmas - Christmas - Available - C016304398<br />Farnborough - (HANTS) - Children's Picture books - Mr MenChristmas - Christmas - Available - C016293286<br /> https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2192115&CF=GEN <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dickens, Charles<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Pavilion Children's, 2015<br />144<br /><br />Chandlers Ford - (HANTS) - Children's Fiction (Stories) - FICTION - Available - C016232209<br />Farnborough - (HANTS) - Children's Information - J822 DICChristmas - Available - C016293285<br />