Christmas Stories (Rozhdestvenskie Povesti)

Charles Dickens is one of the most famous English novelists. His novels, 'Oliver Twist,' 'The Life of David Copperfield as Told by Himself,' 'The Old Curiosity Shop,' and many others, are considered masterpieces of world literature. A special place in his work is occupied by his collection 'Christmas Stories,' which truly embodied the spirit of this magical holiday. For the writer, Christmas was a time for reconciling enemies and forgetting grievances, a time when amazing transformations occur in characters: sparks of warmth are born in the hardest hearts, and the poor and disadvantaged find the comfort of home. Who doesn't know the gloomy miser Scrooge, visited by the Christmas spirit? Or the kind cricket, living by the hearth and guarding the peace of the entire family? The most amazing miracles are possible at Christmas, and Charles Dickens's magical stories have been convincing readers of this for one hundred and seventy-five years. This edition presents the collection 'Christmas Stories' in its most complete form.