Project Gutenberg 2009-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 909 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Leech, John 1817 1864 Leech, J. (John) 77177891 A Christmas Carol The original manuscript Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #46 (Original First Edition Cover; 1843 Original Illustrations in Color by John Leech) #19337 (Published in 1905; Illustrations in Black and White by G. A. Williams) #24022 (Published in 1915; Illustrations in Black and White and Color by By Arthur Rackham) #30368 (First edition with original hand written pages; Black and White illustrations) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol Produced by Iona Vaughan, David T. Jones and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens is a novella written in the early 19th century. The story primarily focuses on Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and cold-hearted man who is transformed after being visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and three spirits who represent Christmas Past, Present, and Future. The novella explores themes of redemption, compassion, and the true spirit of Christmas. At the start of this classic tale, we learn that the notorious miser Ebenezer Scrooge begrudgingly prepares for another Christmas, dismissing its joy and goodwill. The narrative introduces his deceased partner, Marley, whose ghost appears to warn Scrooge of the dire consequences of his selfishness and the potential for redemption through the visits from three spirits. Scrooge's chilling demeanor and contempt for Christmas come to life in his interactions—especially with his cheerful nephew, Fred, and his clerk, Bob Cratchit. Scrooge's staunch denial and refusal to embrace the holiday spirit lay the groundwork for his eventual confrontation with the ghosts who will challenge him to reflect on his past and reconsider his future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas stories London (England) -- Fiction Poor families -- Fiction Ghost stories Misers -- Fiction Sick children -- Fiction Scrooge, Ebenezer (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 233233 2025-08-12T11:43:54.388337 text/html 196497 2024-10-24T20:30:01 text/html 6822300 2025-08-12T11:44:24.058229 application/epub+zip 6824897 2025-08-12T11:44:08.137362 application/epub+zip 138893 2025-08-12T11:43:56.386346 application/epub+zip 12357957 2025-08-12T11:44:28.147197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12333029 2025-08-12T11:44:12.636308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276298 2022-09-14T05:57:39.665564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187986 2025-08-12T11:43:53.349379 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168206 2024-10-24T20:30:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188036 2021-01-05T19:38:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188028 2021-01-05T19:38:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24117 2025-08-12T11:44:28.298185 application/rdf+xml 14508 2025-08-12T11:43:56.891332 image/jpeg 3796 2025-08-12T11:43:56.640334 image/jpeg 72552 2021-01-05T19:38:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 6866546 2021-01-05T19:38:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 72530 2021-01-05T19:38:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 6930379 2025-08-12T11:43:54.646343 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia