A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

by Charles Dickens

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"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.

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Topics: Christmas stories · Ghost stories · London (England) -- Fiction · Misers -- Fiction · Poor families -- Fiction · Scrooge, Ebenezer (Fictitious character) -- Fiction