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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

22,574 words · 13 hours of dictionary work — included · read it in about half the time

The most loved Christmas story in English, in Dickens's own words: one cold rich man, three spirits, and a single night to unfreeze a life. Read it as written, with every Victorian word, coin, and dish explained where it stands.

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