CHARLES DICKENS

(1812–1870) was an English writer. He created some of the best-known fictional characters in the world and he is considered by many to be the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His books enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognized Dickens as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today and are regularly adapted for film and theater. Dickens has been praised by many of his fellow writers, from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell, G. K. Chesterton, and Tom Wolfe, for his realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterizations, and social criticism.

SINOPSIS

A Christmas Carol was first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843. It has become a Christmas classic and has been continuously in print since its first release. Also, it has been adapted into numerous plays and movies. The novel tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold, bitter, old miser who despises Christmas and everything about it. When the ghost of Scrooge’s former business partner, Jacob Marley, visits him on Christmas Eve exactly seven years after his death, Scrooge is challenged to rethink his ways before it is too late. Over the course of the evening, he is visited by three more spirits: the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. These visits help Scrooge to realize he has behaved poorly and, by the end of the story, he eventually becomes a kinder and gentler soul. Inspired by his childhood experiences, Dickens’s A Christmas Carol highlights the struggles of the lower class in 19th century England through an enduring and ultimately heart-warming tale.