A Christmas Carol in prose being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens

“Not to know that no space of regret can make amends for one life’s opportunity misused!”

A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843, tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a man hardened both by his experiences and for his love of money, who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. After the spirits’ visits, Scrooge decides to be a kinder and gentler man.

Dickens captured the zeitgeist of the mid-Victorian revival of the Christmas holiday. Many people acknowledge this short novel as an influence on the modern Western traditions of Christmas and inspired several aspects of the festive period, such as family gatherings, seasonal food and drink, dancing, games, and a generosity of spirit.

This book features all of the illustrations from the original publication.