Saturday 11 September 2021

THE BEST CHRISTMAS STORIES – CHRISTMAS NOVELLA # 4 - The Battle of Life

 

The Battle of Life: A Love Story

 

The Battle of Life: A Love Story is Christmas novella number four by Charles Dickens, first published in 1846.

It is set in an English village that stands on the site of a historic battle.

Some characters refer to the battle as a metaphor for the struggles of life, hence the title.

Uniquely it is the only one of the five Christmas Books that has no religious of supernatural themes and is ostensibly a love story for two sisters, Grace and Marion.

As is typical with Dickens however the ending is a happy one.

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