The Battle of Life
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The Battle of Life is an 1846 novel by Charles Dickens. It is the fourth of his five "Christmas Books", coming after The Cricket on the Hearth and followed by The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. The setting is an English village that stands on the site of an historic battle. Some characters refer to the battle as a metaphor for the struggles of life, hence the title. Battle is the only one of the five Christmas Books that has no supernatural or explicitly religious elements. The story bears some resemblance to The Cricket on the Hearth in two respects: it has a non-urban setting, and it is resolved with a romantic twist. It is even less of a social novel than is Cricket. As is typical with Dickens, the ending is a happy one. It is one of Dickens's lesser-known works and has never attained any high level of popularity - a trait it shares with The Haunted Man, in contrast to the other of his Christmas Books
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Dickens, C., Taylor-Carr, C., & Cliff, T. (2022). The Battle of Life. Unabridged. Author's Republic.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dickens, Charles, Cyril, Taylor-Carr and The, Cliff. 2022. The Battle of Life. Author's Republic.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dickens, Charles, Cyril, Taylor-Carr and The, Cliff, The Battle of Life. Author's Republic, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dickens, Charles,, et al. The Battle of Life. Unabridged. Author's Republic, 2022.
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| title | The Battle of Life |
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| series | Christmas Books |
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| publisher | Author's Republic |
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| duration | 3h 41m 58s |
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| purchaseModel | INSTANT |
| dateLastUpdated | Dec 30, 2024 06:12:12 PM |
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| Last File Modification Time | May 02, 2025 10:36:38 PM |
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| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | May 09, 2025 10:18:21 PM |
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