3.40

5

December 4, 2018

Good Unabridged Version of Dickens' Classic

A proper book as one should be. Complete and without illustrations, leaving the reader to imagine its contents and action. Always a good read, whatever the season.

4

December 8, 2002

An entertainning adaptation of a classic

This version of A Christmas Caril is done by the Cambel playhouse and stars orson Welles as Scrooge. Being an hour long its abridged but one hardly notices what was left out from the story. There was one glaring omission however which is quite poignant and which helps to underline the message Dickens was trying to convey when he wrote this classic. The part I'm speaking of is the appearance of the two deformed children which peer out of the robes of the ghost of Christmas present and are labeled Ignorance and Want. They should have included that scene in. Apart from that I enjoyed listening to this broadcast from the golden age of radio. Welles is a great actor but at times he comes across like a self righteous prig. Nevertheless he was quite good as Scrooge. i recommend this recording for those who love radio shows and audio dramas. At the very least its another wonderful way to enjoy this well loved story. This audiobook contains 1 CD and is a full cast presentation.

5

December 12, 2012

Great Clssic Novel

Great condition for a publish date pushing 100 years old. A classic to read with the family during the Christmas season

2

January 12, 2019

Loved the movie, hated the book!

I know, this is a classic. Usually I love reading the classics, but found “A Christmas Carol” laborious to read. Maybe I’ve just watched the movie too many times, not sure why, just found I literally had to force myself to finish this book. The only reason I hung in there and finished it was because it was our book club selection for December. Out of respect for the member who chose it, I finished it. Not a book I would recommend, even though there is a great message for each of us in the story. Watch the movie, you’ll get the same message.

5

January 21, 2019

One of the Best Classic Christmas Stories

I love A Christmas Carol! It is in my opinion one of the Best Christmas stories written that exemplifies the true meaning of Christmas.I am a Dickens fan, and read this story just about every year!

3

January 13, 2014

It wasn't quite what I expected but-

it was ok for an hour long old time radio presentation. Don't know that I would buy it again, had I to do it over. The packaging was misleading - since Alistair Sim was pictured on the cover; I thought he would play the role of Scrooge. However, Orson Wells takes on the role and the program is really not much like the Alistair Sim movie.

4

February 20, 2014

Boo

scary play
good production.
a nice way to spend an hour be for x - mas
with the family, or alone.

3

February 15, 2015

Three Stars

All but one were in the good condition posted. One was worn with many water/beverage stains, but still usable.

1

July 20, 2013

The book is not an Usborne book

I ordered this book based on the fact that it was the book published by Usborne books. I am creating a library of Usborne books. My rating is not a reflection of the actual book itself but the fact that it was not the book I ordered. I am not pleased at all and hope that the other 2 "A Christmas Carol" from Usborne books are indeed from Usborne. I specifically seared using Usborne in my search so I can only receive books from Usborne publishing. I also hope all the other 30 books I ordered through Amazon are Usborne books. Shipping and returning it is too expensive for me that must keep this one.

1

December 4, 2013

WRONG ISBN -- BUYER BEWARE

The title and ISBN do not match. I wanted Usborne and received some cheesy edition featuring a bunny and a dog (published by Publications International). Do not order this book until Amazon gets this straightened this out! This is not the seller's fault, but Amazon's.

2

November 2, 2014

caveat emptor: buyer beware

This review pertains to the Toad Hall publishing press, additional name Goodchild.

These publishers use high-tech publishing techniques to duplicate titles that are in the public domain; more specifically, the editions that are duplicated are editions that are out of print.

When a book manufactured by these techniques is made correctly, the result is a bargain priced product of decent quality.

My copy was incorrectly done, with about one hundred inner pages bound upside-down inside of the book; my purchase was returned and refunded.