A Christmas Carol Summary
Charles Dickens

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A Christmas Carol Summary

It is hard to believe that there is anyone on the planet who is not familiar with the story of A Christmas Carol. Written in a six-week period in October and November of 1843, the novel was the first of five short Christmas books published by Charles Dickens. Obviously, it was the most successful novel in the series. In fact, he was so certain that people would like his story that he refused to...

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Encyclopedia Articles (1)

A Christmas Carol

4,791 words, approx. 16 pages

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was born in 1812, in Portsea, England, as the second child of John Dickens, a middle-class naval clerk. At 11, Dickens had his formal education ... Read more

Charles Dickens Biographies (8)

Charles Dickens

6,645 words, approx. 23 pages

He was only fifty-eight when he died. His horse had been shot, as he had wanted; his body lay in a casket in his home at Gad's Hill, festooned with scarlet geraniums. Tributes poured in from all over ... Read more

Charles John Huffam Dickens

2,274 words, approx. 8 pages

The English author Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was, and probably still is, the most widely read Victorian novelist. He is now appreciated more for his "dark" novels than for his humorous w... Read more

Charles (John Huffam) Dickens

17,051 words, approx. 57 pages

The life story of Charles Dickens is, from several perspectives, a success story. Generally regarded today as one of the greatest novelists in the English language, Dickens had the unusual good fort... Read more

Charles (John Huffam) Dickens

4,284 words, approx. 15 pages

Charles Dickens had one thing in common with his creation Thomas Gradgrind, the heartless utilitarian in Hard Times: a love of facts. Along with fourteen novels, many of them rich in topical allusion,... Read more

Charles (John Huffam) Dickens

2,572 words, approx. 9 pages

Drawing his narrative themes from the sensation novel and the popular stage, Charles Dickens heavily freighted most of his plots with mystery, crime, and suspense. His chief legacies to crime litera... Read more

Charles (John Huffam) Dickens

13,455 words, approx. 45 pages

From the appearance of his first full-length work of prose fiction, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, in 1836-1837, Charles Dickens has retained his place as one of the best-loved and most... Read more

Charles (John Huffam) Dickens

4,789 words, approx. 16 pages

In October 1844 Charles Dickens was in Genoa working on his second Christmas book, The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In (1845). Hoping that a long forei... Read more

Charles John Huffam Dickens

17,846 words, approx. 60 pages

Biography EssayThe life story of Charles Dickens is, from several perspectives, a success story. Generally regarded today as one of the greatest novelists in the English language, Dickens had the unus... Read more

Essays & Analysis (41)

Critical Review by W. M. Thackeray

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Critical Essay by Paul Davis

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Critical Essay by Ronald R. Thomas

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Critical Essay by Paul Davis

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Critical Essay by Donald R. Burleson

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Critical Essay by Natalie Shainess

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Critical Essay by R. D. Butterworth

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Critical Essay by J. Hillis Miller

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Critical Essay by Geoffrey Rowell

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Critical Essay by Audrey Jaffe

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Critical Essay by Arthur P. Patterson

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Critical Essay by Edgar Johnson

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Critical Essay by James R. Simmons, Jr.

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Critical Essay by Lee Erickson

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Critical Essay by Harry Stone

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Critical Essay by Fred Guida

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Critical Essay by Robert L. Patten

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Critical Essay by Elliot L. Gilbert

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Critical Essay by Michael Patrick Hearn

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Critical Essay by George Anastaplo

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Critical Essay by Harry Stone

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Critical Essay by Stephen Prickett

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Critical Essay by Martin H. Sable

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Critical Essay by William E. Morris

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Critical Essay by Craig Buckwald

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Critical Essay by Edgar Johnson

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A Review of "A Christmas Carol"

1,013 words, approx. 4 pages

A Christmas Carol Self-centered, cold-hearted, and solitary, Ebenezer Scrooge, a character in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, undergoes a drastic transformation. Scrooge is haunted by three sp... Read more

A Christmas Carol

159 words, approx. 1 pages

I like Bob Cratchit because he is a kind and loving family man. He is an accountant who works for Scrooge. Although he is always mistreated by Scrooge, he bears his employer no ill will because he und... Read more

Dear Scrooge

229 words, approx. 1 pages

Dear Scrooge, How could you be so inconsiderate? Talking to your cousin like that was making me so sick! You want him do die in hot pudding and them have holly stuck through his heart. That's evil... Read more

Theme in "A Christmas Carol"

470 words, approx. 2 pages

A theme is a moral message in a story. In "A Christmas Carol" Scrooge is a greedy old man who only cares about money. He soon learns about himself and how he acts. The theme of this story is that mone... Read more

A Christmas Carol Essay

562 words, approx. 2 pages

Charles Dickens wrote a classic story, "A Christmas Carol", about a man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who knew only how to be greedy. Because of this he was haunted by ghosts to remind him of how cruel and greed... Read more

Does Money Makes the World Go Round?

675 words, approx. 3 pages

Money makes the world go round, a famous phrase, but is it true? A person can be happy even if they are poor. In stories such as A Christmas Memory, A Christmas Carol, The Pearl or The Grinch Who Stol... Read more

A Christmas Carol: A Morality Play

782 words, approx. 3 pages

A morality play, not unlike some of the popular plays I have seen. I think we all have seen this familiar theme many times over the years. As we head into the Christmas season, where reflective think... Read more

A Summary of A Christmas Carol

388 words, approx. 2 pages

Ebenezer Scrooge was an old, mean spirited and miserly businessman. One Christmas Eve, as he, and all of his other employees were working as usual, his nephew, Fred comes to visit him to invite him t... Read more

A Christmas Carol

722 words, approx. 3 pages

The title of this novel is A Christmas Carol, which is written by Charles Dicken. In this novel, the main character, Scrooge, has a callous personal. He doesn't recognize poverty, kindness, and love. ... Read more

Supernatural Worlds In "The Jungle Books" and "A Christmas Carol"

1,655 words, approx. 6 pages

"I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future! The spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Oh Jacob Marley! Heaven, and the Christmas Time be praised for this! I say it on my knees, old J... Read more

Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol

1,031 words, approx. 4 pages

Perhaps the most easily recognized of all of Victorian era literature, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens stands as prominent now as it did when it was first conceived. Dickens who commonly wrote f... Read more

A Christmas Carol

2,098 words, approx. 7 pages

A Christmas Carol By: Charles Dickens The book I read was titled A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens. The story took place in London, England during Christmas time in the year of 1843. ... Read more

English Essay

1,223 words, approx. 5 pages

The knowledge and understanding of various contexts of production and reception extend and enhance an appreciation of a text. This is shown in such texts as "A Christmas Carol" and the movies "Oliver... Read more

Free Book Notes (1)

A Christmas Carol

9,387 words, approx. 32 pages

A Christmas Carol Book Notes is a free study guide on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plot Summary &... Read more

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