01775cam a22003373u 4500001000400000003000700004005001700011006000200028007000500030008004100035040001100076041001700087050000700104100003300111245002300144264005100167300004700218336002600265337002600291338003600317500008500353500006100438500003100499508012300530520058400653534004501237653006601282653003101348856004101379999001701420676UtSlPG20260610133034.0mcr n260607r1996||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aDickens, Charles,d1812-187014aThe Battle of Life 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c1996  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Life  aThere is an improved edition of this title, eBook #40723  aRelease date is 1996-10-01  aTranscribed from the 1867/68 Chapman and Hall_ Works of Charles Dickens_, _Volume_ 4, _Christmas Books_ by David Price  a"The Battle of Life" by Charles Dickens is a novella published in 1846. Two sisters, Grace and Marion, live contentedly with their widower father until romantic entanglements threaten their peaceful existence. When Marion vanishes on the day her betrothed returns to marry her, those left behind believe she has eloped with a libertine. Years later, the truth emerges about Marion's disappearance and her true motivations. This lesser-known Christmas tale explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the battles we face in everyday life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEngland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction  aChristmas stories, English40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/676  c42797d42797