A Christmas Carol, one of the holiday's greatest traditions told . . . in texts?! Imagine: What if Scrooge, Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and the whole Cratchit family had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this clever adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol! One grouchy old man who can't stop asking "How did you get this number?!" Three ghosts who communicate in the most modern ways, including one who ONLY uses emojis! And a status update with the most "likes" ever: God bless us, everyone! This retelling will cure even the worst bout of Bah hummingbird! #darnyouautocorrect A glossary and cast of characters are included for those who need it.

The theme of this Megapack is classic mystery and crime fiction from the Victorian era. We have taken the liberty of extending the qualifying publication dates to the end of World War I, since that event marked more of a turning point in world literature than the advent of the Edwardian Age. Certainly the spirit of Victorian crime fiction continued beyond Queen Victoria. This volume contains 25 stories and 2 bonus novels, offering hours of reading pleasure.

This witty and amusing collection of short pieces shows Dickens liberated from the more formal and sustained demands of the novel and experimenting with a diverse range of fictional techniques. In his tales of the supernatural, he creates frighteningly believable, spine-tingling stories of prophetic dreams and visions, as well as more fantastical adventures with goblins and apparitions. Impressionistic sketches combine imaginatively heightened travel journals with wry observations of home and abroad, while in his dramatic monologues, Dickens demonstrates his talent for exploring the secret workings of the human mind. These short works display Dickens's exuberant sense of comedy and character as his imagination is given free rein.

The "Christmas Story" (often a "Christmas Ghost Story") was a popular Victorian tradition. Charles Dickens, who surely needs no introduction today, took part with gusto, penning dozens of Christmas tales (the most famous being "A Christmas Carol"). We are delighted to include not just the standard fare of "A Christmas Carol," but a total of 25 great stories (more than 1,000 pages!) Dickens penned for Yuletide reading in this volume. Included are: A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE CHIMES THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH THE BATTLE OF LIFE THE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST'S BARGAIN A CHRISTMAS TREE NOBODY'S STORY THE SCHOOLBOY'S STORY THE CHILD'S STORY THE POOR RELATION'S STORY THE SEVEN POOR TRAVELLERS THE HOLLY-TREE—THREE BRANCHES THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARY THE TRIAL FOR MURDER GOING INTO SOCIETY SOMEBODY'S LUGGAGE MRS. LIRRIPER'S LODGINGS MRS LIRRIPER'S LEGACY DOCTOR MARIGOLD BARBOX BROTHERS BARBOX BROTHERS AND CO. THE BOY AT MUGBY THE SIGNAL-MAN NO THOROUGHFARE WHAT CHRISTMAS IS AS WE GROW OLDER If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 170+ entries in the MEGAPACKTM series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

From the 1894 Chapman and Hall "Christmas Stories"

From the 1894 Chapman and Hall "Christmas Stories"

The Cricket on the Hearth is a novella by Charles Dickens, written in 1845. It is the third of Dickens' five Christmas books, the others being A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Battle of Life (1846), and The Haunted Man (1847).