Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol -- Victorian Christmas -- Illustrator's note -- A Christmas Carol: Marley's ghost -- First of the three spirits -- Second of the three spirits -- Last of the spirits -- End of it -- A Christmas Tree -- Further reading.
Summary
A Christmas Carol is the story of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly visitors. Included is Dickens' short story A Christmas Tree which vividly evokes the delights of a Victorian Christmas.