The book A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens.

Quick Scoop

  • A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens, first published in London in 1843.
  • It tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser who is transformed after visits from four ghosts on Christmas Eve.
  • Dickens wrote it quickly, in about six weeks, partly motivated by financial pressures and concern over social issues in Victorian England.

A Bit More Context

  • The full original title was A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas , and it has never gone out of print since its release.
  • The book became one of the most influential Christmas stories ever, shaping many modern ideas about Christmas generosity and goodwill.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.