The Battle of Life: A Christmas Story, by Charles Dickens (Paperback)
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"The Battle of Life" is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in 1846. 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. The story bears some resemblance to "The Cricket on the Hearth" in that it has a non-urban setting and it is resolved with a romantic twist. As is typical with Dickens, the ending is a happy one. It is one of Dickens's lesser-known works.