A Christmas Carol (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Dickens
- First Published: 1843
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Moral
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: London, England
- Principal Characters: Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley’s Ghost, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Scrooge’s Nephew
- Genres: Long fiction, Ghost story, Satire
- Subjects: Values, Memory, Supernatural, Nineteenth century, Ghosts or apparitions, Dreams, Poverty or poor people, Spiritual life or spirituality, England or English people, Fear, Christianity, Death or dying, Lower classes, Greed, London, Holidays, Money, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Visions, epiphanies, or revelations, Victorian era or Victorianism, Christmas
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Ebenezer Scrooge was a miser. Owner of a successful countinghouse, he would have in his bleak office only the smallest fire in the most bitter weather. For his clerk, Bob Cratchit, he allowed an even smaller fire. The weather seldom mattered to Scrooge, who was always cold within, never warm—even on Christmas Eve. As the time approached for closing the office on Christmas Eve, Scrooge’s nephew stopped in to wish him a merry Christmas. Scrooge only sneered, for he abhorred sentiment and thought only of one thing—money. To him, Christmas was a time when people...
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- - For teachers, the A Christmas Carol Lesson Plan.
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