A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
Charles Dickens · 1812–1870
Novella1843English
About this book
"A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas" by Charles Dickens is a novella published in 1843. It tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy miser who despises Christmas. Through supernatural visits from four ghosts—Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future—Scrooge undergoes a profound transformation. This beloved tale has become one of Dickens's most famous works, adapted countless times across virtually every medium and performance genre since its publication.
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- Author
- Charles Dickens, 1812–1870
- Illustrator
- John Leech, 1817–1864
- Written
- 1843
- Form
- Novella
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Novels, Classics of Literature, British Literature
- Reading level
- Easy to read
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