One of the best-loved and most quoted stories of “the man who invented Christmas”-English writer Charles Dickens-A Christmas Carol debuted in 1843 and has touched millions of hearts since. Cruel miser Ebeneezer Scrooge has never met a shilling he doesn’t like… and hardly a man he does. And he hates Christmas most of all. When Scrooge is visited by his old partner, Jacob Marley, and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come, he learns eternal lessons of charity, kindness, and goodwill. Experience a true Victorian Christmas with Barbour’s tenth anniversary Value Book edition-now on quality stock!
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dickens wrote this book when he was under deadline pressure by his publisher. he was famous but he had writers block and he was depressed. he vas afraid that he would end up in prison because of debts and his kids would have to work at night to earn some money as another kids did. then he though about the injustice and how rich people use poor. it gave him the idea of writing a christmas carol. it was small and cheap book so many people could afford it. he earned lot of money and he was merry again.
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