Christmas Carol

Hilary Burningham

Description

Dickens titles retold in graphic format

Sujets

• Graphic Novels
• Graphic novel
• Charles Dickens

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• Publié par: Read Zone
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783223558
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Graphic Dickens
Retold by Hilary Burningham
Illustrated by Bob Moulder
ReadZone Books Limited
For Robert
First published in this edition 2015
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Burningham, Hilary.
A Christmas Carol. -- (Graphic Dickens)
1. Scrooge, Ebenezer (Fictitious character) -- Comic books,
strips, etc.--Juvenile fiction. 2. England--Social life
and customs--19th century--Comic books, strips, etc.--
Juvenile fiction. 3. Christmas stories. 4. Children’s
stories--Comic books, strips, etc.
I. Title II. Series III. Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
ISBN 978-1-78322-355-8
Editor: Bryony Jones
Designer: Mark Holt
Front cover illustration coloured by Richard Aidley
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IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE.
OLD SCROOGE, THE
MONEYLENDER, WAS
WORKING IN HIS
COUNTING HOUSE.
SCROOGE’S CLERK, BOB CRATCHIT,
WAS COPYING LETTERS.
HE WAS VERY COLD.
Ahem! Put that coal
scuttle down, Bob
Cratchit. The fire’s
quite big enough.
4
SCROOGE’S
NEPHEW
PAID HIM A
VISIT.
Good evening, Uncle.
A Merry Christmas!
God save you!
Bah! Humbug!
Christmas a humbug, Uncle?
You don’t mean that,
I am sure!
I do, Fred.
Merry Christmas? A fat
lot of good Christmas
has done you
you!
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But Uncle, Christmas is a kind,
forgiving, pleasant time when
people think mostly of others
instead of themselves. I say,
God bless it!
Hurray! Well
said, sir!
You be quiet,
Bob Cratchit,
or I’ll fire you!
Come! Dine with us
tomorrow.

My answer is no!
And good
afternoon to you.
6
AS SCROOGE’S
NEPHEW LEFT,
TWO GENTLEMEN
ENTERED.
Have I the pleasure
of speaking to
Mr Scrooge or
Mr Marley?
Mr Marley died seven
years ago this very night.
Please state your
business. I’m very busy.
At this joyful season of the year, Mr Scrooge,
we are collecting money to help the poor.
Are there
no prisons?
Plenty of
prisons.
7
And the work-
houses? Are there no
workhouses?
Well, if they are going to die they had
better do it. There are too many
people in this world anyway.
There are. But many would
rather die than go there.
How much would you
like to give, sir?
Nothing! I’m busy,
I tell you. Good
afternoon, gentlemen!
8
A HUNGRY YOUNG LAD
HOPED TO EARN A
FEW PENCE BY SINGING
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
AT SCROOGE’S DOOR.
God bless you,
merry gentlemen!
Let nothing you
dismay!
Go away, you
young rascal, or I’ll
call the police!
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You’ll want the whole day off tomorrow,
as it’s Christmas Day, I suppose?
If quite
convenient, sir.
It’s not
convenient, and it’s
not fair. I pay a day’s
wages for no work.
Well, be here early
the next morning.
Just once a
year, sir.
AT LAST IT WAS CLOSING
TIME.
10
ON HIS WAY HOME, BOB JOINED SOME CHILDREN AT PLAY.
AT HOME, HE PLAYED A GAME OF BLIND MAN’S BUFF WITH HIS CHILDREN.
11
MEANWHILE,
EBENEZER SCROOGE
SPENT CHRISTMAS EVE
JUST AS HE SPENT
EVERY OTHER EVENING:
ALONE.
My door knocker!
That’s Jacob Marley!
Now it’s a door
knocker again!
CAREFULLY, SCROOGE
LOOKED ALL
AROUND HIS ROOMS.
ALL SEEMED
TO BE NORMAL.