Summary

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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens

This Victorian Christmas tale follows Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly, bitter gentleman who despises the festive season and everything other people love about it. One Christmas Eve three ghosts visit him. With the intention to change his perspective, they show Mr Scrooge the Christmas Eves of the past, the present and the future – and thereby reveal the consequences of his behavior.

· · 1843

Critical edition

Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carrol. Oxford Childrens Books, 2017. 320 pp., ISBN 9780192759962

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  • Charged with meaning
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