A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Nov 29, 2016 - Fiction - 50 pages

Charles Dickens was a British writer that is generally regarded as the greatest author of the Victorian era and one of the finest to have ever lived. Dickens' writings provided the most accurate portrayal, as well as the sharpest criticism, of England during the Victorian era. On top of classic long novels such as A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and Oliver Twist, Dickens also wrote A Christmas Carol, which is considered by many to be the best Christmas story ever told. A Christmas Carol tells the story of the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge after he is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley, his old business partner. This classic has been adapted into numerous films, plays, and operas.

About the author

Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on February 7, 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s. His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Christmas Carol
• Author: Charles Dickens
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016
• ISBN: 1540698335, 9781540698339
• Length: 50 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Ghost; Fiction / Holidays; Fiction / Literary