A Christmas Carol: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

Do you want to read A Christmas Carol? If so then keep reading...A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens first published in London by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. Carol tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past Present and Yet to Come. The book was written at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past as well as new customs such as Christmas cards and Christmas trees. Carol singing took a new lease on life during this time. Dickens sources for the tale appear to be many and varied but are principally the humiliating experiences of his childhood his sympathy for the poor and various Christmas stories and fairy tales. Dickens Carol was one of the greatest influences in rejuvenating the old Christmas traditions of England but while it brings to the reader images of light joy warmth and life it also brings strong and unforgettable images of darkness despair coldness sadness and death. Scrooge himself is the embodiment of winter and just as winter is followed by spring and the renewal of life so too is Scrooges cold pinched heart restored to the innocent goodwill he had known in his childhood and youth. A Christmas Carol remains popular--having never been out of print--and has been adapted many times to film stage opera and other media.What are you waiting for A Christmas Carol is one click away select the Buy Now button in the top right corner NOW!