A Christmas Carol

Name: A Christmas Carol
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Charles Dickens

Oct 2012 · Harper Collins

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Completed in a mere six weeks, A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’s enduring tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who learns the true meaning of charity through the supernatural visits of his deceased partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. His spiritual transformation complete, Scrooge sends his overworked clerk, Bob Cratchit, a prize turkey for his family’s holiday dinner and provides the means for the medical treatment for Cratchit’s young son, Tiny Tim.

An instant classic upon publication in 1843, A Christmas Carol has never been out of print, and has been adapted for stage, screen and other media.

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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was one of England's greatest writers. Best known for his classic serialized novels, such as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations, Dickens wrote about the London he lived in, the conditions of the poor, and the growing tensions between the classes. He achieved critical and popular international success in his lifetime and was honored with burial in Westminster Abbey.

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