A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Charles Dickens' classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a timeless Christmas story beloved by generations of readers. Set in early 19th century London, the story centers on Ebeneezer Scrooge, an elderly miser absolutely devoid of Christmas spirit or charity. One Christmas Eve, seven years after the death of his business partner, Joseph Marley, Scrooge is paid a ghostly visit by Marley. His late friend urges Scrooge to mend his ways before he too dies and suffers the same horrible fate that has befallen Marley. In the course of the night, Scrooge is visited by spirits who show him the error of his ways and what the future holds.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012718242
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	12/07/2010
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	207 KB

About the Author

Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era. Dickens is known for creating some of English literature's most iconic characters, including Oliver Twist, Ebeneezer Scrooge, and David Copperfield.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington