A Christmas Carol

Description

An allegorical novella descibing the rehabilitation of bitter, miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge. The reader is witness to his transformation as Scrooge is shown the error of his ways by the ghost of former partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future. The first of the Christmas books (Dickens released one a year from 1843–1847) it became an instant hit.

First Sentence

Marley was dead, to begin with.

Description

In October 1843, Charles Dickens—heavily in debt and obligated to his publisher—began work on a book to help supplement his family’s meager income. That volume, *A Christmas Carol*, has long since become one of the most beloved stories in the English language. As much a part of the holiday season as holly, mistletoe, and evergreen wreaths, this perennial favorite continues to delight new readers and rekindle thoughts of charity and goodwill. With its characters exhibiting many qualities—as well as failures—often ascribed to Dickens himself, the imaginative and entertaining tale relates Ebenezer Scrooge’s eerie encounters with a series of spectral visitors. Journeying with them through Christmases past, present, and future, he is ultimately transformed from an arrogant, obstinate, and insensitive miser to a generous, warm-hearted, and caring human being. Written by one of England’s greatest and most popular novelists, *A Christmas Carol* has come to epitomize the true meaning of Christmas. Unabridged and unaltered Dover (1991) republication of the text of the first edition (1843, Chapman and Hall, London).

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Other Editions

• A Christmas Carol: The Original Manuscript, paperback - 1843-12-19 - Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• A Christmas carol, Audiobook - 1960-01-01 - Caedmon, New York, N.Y, New York (State)
• A Christmas carol, Audiobook - 1980-01-01 - Caedmon, New York, New York (State)
• A Christmas Carol (Watermill Classic), Library Binding - 1993-02-01 - Watermill Pr
• Christmas Carol: Signed edition, Hardcover - 1996-10-01 - Harcourt
• Christmas carol [sound recording] - 1998-01-01 - , No place, unknown, or undetermined
• Christmas Carol Book and Charm with Jewelry, Hardcover - 2002-10-01 - Tandem Library
• Cuento de Navidad, Paperback - 2005-10-01 - Terramar Ediciones
• A Christmas Carol, eBook - 2006-01-01 - Wildside Press LLC, Rockville, New York (State)
• A Christmas Carol, eBook - 2009-01-01 - Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York, New York (State)
• Christmas Carol - 2012-01-01 - HarperCollins Publishers
• Christmas Carol - 2013-01-01 - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• A Christmas Carol, Paperback - 2015-06-26 - CreateSpace Classics
• Christmas Carol - 2016-01-01 - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Christmas Carol in Prose - 2018-01-01 - Independently Published
• Christmas Carol - 2019-01-01 - Independently Published
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