Matthew Zamoyski

Join Ebenezer Scrooge--a cold-hearted, lonely old man--one Christmas eve as he is visited by the Ghost of Jacob Marley, his sole friend and former business partner. The troubled phantom has come to tell Scrooge that in order for him to avoid Marley's horrible fate, Scrooge must heed the warnings of Three Spirits who will haunt him that very night.

Not only is grandmother eaten up in this Perrault version, but so is Little Red Riding Hood. Illustrated with photographs placing the tale in an urban setting.