christmas carol

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A Christmas Carolis anovellaby English authorCharles Dickensfirst published byChapman & Hallon 19December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingyEbenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits ofJacob Marleyand the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.The book was written and published in rlyVictorian eraBritain when it was experiencing a nostaic interest in its forgotten Christmas traditions, and at the time when new customs such as theChristmas trend greeting cards were being introduced. Dickens' sources for the tale appr 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.