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    Your Child's First Introduction to Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol
    Your Child's First Introduction to Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol
    Your Child's First Introduction to Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol
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    Your Child's First Introduction to Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol

    By Stacy Lynne

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a ghost story which was written for adults. It is known all over the world and is celebrated in every media art form: live performances, radio scripts, one-man presentations, movies, cartoons, etc.
    This abridged version of Charles Dickens' beloved classic brings the true meaning of the tale into clearer focus for your little lover of stories.
    It's just not Christmas without Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol. Take a break from the rat race and bond with your child with this read-aloud e-book.
    Included is a linked glossary of Dickens' original, now-archaic terms, which will transport you to another place and era.
    Reviews of child-friendly video or DVD versions of different Christmas Carol cartoons and movies are also included.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStacy Lynne
    Release dateAug 26, 2016
    ISBN9781370680009
    Your Child's First Introduction to Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol
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    Stacy Lynne

    **REACH ME HERE**: Leightyeight@sbcglobal.netINDIE PUBLISHER, Cross-genre AUTHOR, EDITOR, PROOFREADER, SPEED TYPIST, CRITIC, REVIEWER, and TRANSCRIBER including Gregg Shorthand.WINNER: Grand Prize, 2016 Campbell Library Poetry SubmissionsWINNER: Ones Upon a Day contest, 2011, Sponsored by Ron GordonFINALIST: 100 Words or Less Stories, 2016 Sunnyvale Library SubmissionsAUTHOR: THE FAITH OF A SAINT, ST. JULIE BILLIART, CO-FOUNDER, SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMURAUTHOR: THE ROSARY, A Prayer for ALL PeoplePUBLISHER and EDITOR: SHOWTIME 4:20 Author, Pink RabbitPUBLISHER: YOUR CHILD'S FIRST INTRODUCTION TO CHARLES DICKENS' CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Stacy LynneSOLE DISTRIBUTOR AND PUBLISHER: A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE: BEING A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS, BY CHARLES DICKENS, THE RAW EDITION. For editor wannabes. Dickens made only one draft of his story. I typed the complete text from electronic copies of Dickens' original manuscript (handwritten with a quill pen dipped in ink) and left intact the errors and inconsistencies he didn't have time to correct (which publishers have handled in different ways over the years). There are plenty of editing, proofreading, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, fact-checking, and creative writing challenges within the pages of this adored Christmas classic written by a literary master over 150 years ago. Contact me at EM listed above for purchase inquiries.EDITOR: THE INFAMOUS ALTAMONT SPEEDWAY (Hardcover San Francisco Bay Area auto racing history books sold here: http://www.historysanjoseautoracing.com/ )EDITOR: BAYLANDS RACEWAY PARK / FREMONT DRAG STRIP (Hardcover San Francisco Bay Area auto racing history books sold here: http://www.historysanjoseautoracing.com/ )EDITOR: HISTORY OF WATSONVILLE AND SALINAS AUTO RACINGAUTHOR of Epilogue to "Chapter 6: Salinas Road Race"(Hardcover San Francisco Bay Area auto racing history books sold here: http://www.historysanjoseautoracing.com/ )EDITOR: HISTORY OF SAN FRANCISCO AUTO RACING (Hardcover San Francisco Bay Area auto racing history books sold here: http://www.historysanjoseautoracing.com/ )EDITOR: HISTORY OF SAN JOSE AUTO RACING, 1903-2007, which earned Author Dennis Mattish the 2010 JOHN RYAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. (Hardcover San Francisco Bay Area auto racing history books sold here: http://www.historysanjoseautoracing.com/ )EDITOR: HISTORY OF SAN JOSE RACING PART 2 -- a photographic addendum to History of San Jose Auto Racing, 1903-2007. (Hardcover San Francisco Bay Area auto racing history books sold here: http://www.historysanjoseautoracing.com/ )

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      Your Child's First Introduction to Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol - Stacy Lynne

      YOUR CHILD’S FIRST INTRODUCTION TO

      CHARLES DICKENS’ CHRISTMAS CAROL

      By Stacy Lynne

      Cover Design by Laura Shinn Designs

      Copyright 2016 Stacy Lynne

      With Special Thanks to Anne Mattish for proofing the glossary.

      ISBN: 9781370680009

      Smashwords Edition

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Preface

      Understanding A Christmas Carol, the masterpiece by Charles Dickens

      How the links in this book work

      The Story:

      STAVE I--Marley’s Ghost

      STAVE II--The First of the Three Spirits

      STAVE III--The Second of the Three Spirits

      STAVE IV--The Last of the Spirits

      STAVE V--The End of It

      Glossary

      Appendix: Reviews of Child-Friendly DVD/Video Versions of A Christmas Carol:

      The Flintstones Christmas Carol

      Mickey’s Christmas Carol

      Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol

      The Muppet Christmas Carol

      The Smurf’s: A Christmas Carol

      Connect With Stacy Lynne

      Other Books By Stacy Lynne

      Coming Soon

      About Stacy Lynne

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      Preface

      Dear Adult Reader,

      Ask anyone familiar with A Christmas Carol what it is about and you will probably be told it is about a man who doesn't like Christmas. Wrong. That isn’t the point of the story. It’s about a man (Ebenezer Scrooge) who doesn't think the welfare of his fellow man is his responsibility or concern.

      Scrooge is a man with a love of money above all other things. He and Jacob Marley had been business partners when Marley was alive. Marley’s ghost visits Scrooge in the beginning of the story to warn Scrooge that if Scrooge continues going through life in the same uncaring manner toward humanity as has been his custom (as had been Marley’s custom, also), Scrooge will be doomed for all eternity (as Marley is).

      Children everywhere have been introduced to A Christmas Carol thanks to live performances, pop-up books, coloring books, and Christmas Carol movies starring cartoon characters. However, many of these child-friendly versions stray far away from what Dickens wrote. For instance, in one of the pop-up books I came across, Bob Cratchit is presented as Scrooge's nephew. It is Fred who is Scrooge's nephew; Cratchit is Scrooge’s clerk. To me, such an inaccuracy is a great injustice to Charles Dickens. It's his story, and it shouldn't be changed.

      In Your Child’s First Introduction to Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol, I have used the parts of Dickens’ tale that bring the true meaning of the story into clearer focus for your child, although I'm sure he or she will still need help understanding it. Since I have abridged the original version down to its bare essence, I have made slight changes for the sake of clarity--changes such as adding names of characters when they are first introduced. In the unabridged story, a character might not be named in the same place as it is in my abridged version.

      I have kept the words of Charles Dickens intact, even the now-archaic terms. For instance, Dickens calls his chapters staves. Stave is a musical term meaning the staff on which musical notes are written. A staff is comprised of five lines and the spaces between them. Notes are written on the lines

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