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Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. It recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge , an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of ...
- Charles Dickens, Michael Slater
- A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.
- 1843
- 19 December 1843; 179 years ago
- MARLEY’S GHOST. Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
- THE FIRST OF THE THREE SPIRITS. When Scrooge awoke, it was so dark, that looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber.
- THE SECOND OF THE THREE SPIRITS. Awaking in the middle of a prodigiously tough snore, and sitting up in bed to get his thoughts together, Scrooge had no occasion to be told that the bell was again upon the stroke of One.
- THE LAST OF THE SPIRITS. The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery.
Nov 6, 2009 · Watch Jim Carrey play multiple roles in this 3D version of Charles Dickens' classic tale of a miser's redemption. See the trailer, cast, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular movie database.
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- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Robert Zemeckis
- 2009-11-06
Alastair Sim stars as Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly businessman who is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve. This IMDb page provides information on the cast, crew, plot, trivia, awards, and reviews of this 1951 TV movie based on Charles Dickens' novel.
- (24K)
- Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- 1951-12-02
5 days ago · A Christmas Carol, short novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in 1843. The story, suddenly conceived and written in a few weeks, is one of the outstanding Christmas stories of modern literature. Through a series of spectral visions, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is allowed to review his.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A Christmas Carol is a classic novella by Charles Dickens that tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man who is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve. The spirits show him the past, present, and future consequences of his greed and selfishness, and inspire him to change his ways and honor Christmas.
A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens. 4.08. 843,809 ratings32,157 reviews. 'If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. Merry Christmas? Bah humbug!' Introduction and Afterword by Joe Wheeler.
