This edition of Charles Dickens s A Christmas Carol includes a Foreword and Biographical Note by Jane Yolen. Scrooge was a foul old man who wrapped his cold uncaring heart in chains. Chains of greed. Bigotry. Contempt. Apathy. Selfishness. He detested the world and was alone. Until the night his long-dead partner Marley appeared. A hideous spectre forced to walk the earth forever Marley was damned. As Scrooge would be...unless he agrees to face three ghosts. One would take Scrooge back to the memories he d buried. One would show Scrooge the world of joy and friendship he d rejected. One would force Scrooge into the dreadful shadow of the future he d forged. Three ghosts of Christmas. Of Christmas Past. Of Christmas Present. Of Christmas Yet to Come. All offering Scrooge a single gift--a chance. A last chance to give love. A last chance to join life. Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate reader friendly type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear accurate and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged and feature Introductions and Afterwords.