A Christmas Carol (Dickens)

For works with similar titles, see Christmas Carol.

A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas  (1843)  by Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843. The illustrations in the first edition were by John Leech. The story met with instant success, selling six thousand copies within a week. Originally written as a potboiler to enable Dickens to pay off a debt, the tale has become one of the most popular and enduring Christmas stories of all time. one or more chapters are available in a spoken word format.

Frontpiece, first edition 1843

• Preface
• Stave 1: Marley's Ghost
• Stave 2: The First of the Three Spirits
• Stave 3: The Second of the Three Spirits
• Stave 4: The Last of the Spirits
• Stave 5: The End of It

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.