Charles dickens a christmas carol summary

1843 novella by Charles Dickens

This article is about the 1843 novella by Charles Dickens. For songs or hymns on the theme of Christmas, see Christmas carol.

For other uses, see A Christmas Carol (disambiguation).

A Christmas Carol.

Charles dickens a christmas carol summary

In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. It recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.

In the process, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol during a period when the British were exploring and re-evaluating past Christmas traditions, including carols, and newer customs such as cards and Christmas trees.

He was influenced by the experiences of his own youth and by the Christma