I know that Charles Dickens is considered by many to be one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century, but I found this book extremely difficult to get through. It consists of A Christmas Carol, as well as three shorter Christmas-themed stories: A Christmas Tree, A Christmas Dinner, and A Good-Humored Christmas. The book also contains a lengthy introduction by Frederick Busch, as well as a lengthy after-word by Gerald Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens’ great-great-grandson. I personally … more