Dickens Christmas Books, in Large Print, Volume 5: The Haunted Man is the last and hardest-hitting in a series of five novels that Charles Dickens wrote for the Christmas season. This LARGE PRINT edition is designed in 14-point Century Schoolbook for easy reading and includes an original introduction. There's also a bonus story, The Poor Relation's Story, a hearthside tale that continues Dickens' exploration of the meaning of Christmas. The Haunted Man follows the tradition of Dickens' original Christmas novel, A Christmas Carol, spinning a ghost story that teaches its central character, Professor Redlaw, that the spiritual power of Christmas can overcome human suffering.
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This large print edition is set in 14-point Century Schoolbook.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Darker and Subtler Tale than Christmas Carol,
By Fletcher (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Haunted Man (Paperback)
Dickens crafts another dark yet hopeful Christmas tale here. Redlaw is a better developed and subtler character than Ebenezer Scrooge, and his visit with a spirit -- and the results of that visit -- are arguably more heartbreaking. Scrooge learned his lesson by looking in on those people he knew and watching their lives undetected. Redlaw only realizes his mistake once he has inflicted suffering on many more than just himself. There's a clear lesson to the story, but it's a little more interesting than the I found in A Christmas Carol Most everyone knows the importance of being kind to others, but not everyone would think -- or even agree -- that bad memories are an important part of being human.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dickens's best Christmas novel,
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This review is from: The Haunted Man (Paperback)
Sadly, this Christmas novella is overshadowed (as are the other four) by A Christmas Carol -- which is, no question, a classic.
But I found this book a worthy equal, if not a bit better than Carol, in that the characters are a little more fleshed out, the movement of the story has darker and therefore more dramatic flourishes - while at the same time the comic characters are more complete and take a more central place in the plot. And the `message' is a bit less obvious. The ghost of the title is far more sinister than Marley and Christmas Future combined!
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