An edition of A Christmas Carol
(1843)
A Christmas carol
by Charles Dickens
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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.
Publish Date
1880
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin and Company,
The Riverside Press
Language
English
Pages
144
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"Marley was dead, to begin with."
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