Download or read book A Message from the Sea written by Charles Dickens and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Dickens attained an astounding level of popular acclaim during his lifetime; Victorian audiences clamored for his traditional Christmastime stories every year. The tale "A Message from the Sea" is an example of one of Dickens' Christmas publications; although the nautical setting of the story is not what one would traditionally expect from a holiday publication, the themes of charity, good will, and rising above seemingly insurmountable odds are sure to spark a warm glow in readers' hearts any time of the year.