Foreword by Colm Tóibín -- Introduction by Declan Kiely -- A note on the transcription -- A Christmas carol -- The original manuscript -- Preface -- Stave I: Marley's ghost -- Stave II: The first of the three spirits -- Stave III: The second of the three spirits -- Stave IV: The last of the spirits -- Stave V: The end of it -- Acknowledgments -- About the Morgan Library & Museum.
Summary:
"A first-ever trade edition of the original manuscript of the beloved Christmas classic. Every year at the holidays, the historic Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan displays one of the crown jewels of its extraordinary collection: the original manuscript of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, with its detailed emendations, deletions, and insertions in Dickens's own hand. Here, for the first time in a beautiful trade edition, A Christmas Carol: The Original Manuscript Edition presents a facsimile of that invaluable manuscript, along with a typeset version of the story, a fascinating introduction by the Morgan's chief literary curator on the history of the story, and a new foreword by Colm Tóibín celebrating its timeless appeal."-- Provided by publisher
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.