THE BATTLE OF LIFE: A LOVE STORY (With illustrations from the original 1846 edition.) by Charles Dickens EDITION: Cactus Classics Large Print - 16 Point Font FONT: 16 point Garamond BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm) COVER: Glossy PAPER: Cream TABLE OF CONTENTS: Yes TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: Yes Cactus Classics Large Print (16 point size) editions are typeset with the Garamond font. These editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space and good spacing between lines of text. ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHOR The Battle of Life: A Love Story was written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and was first published in 1846. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1846 edition. The Battle of Life is set in an English village that stood on the site of a historic battle and depicts battles and struggles that people face and their efforts to overcome them. It is the fourth of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works. OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600000 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600017 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600024 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600031 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600048 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600055 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Large Print)