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Despite not receiving any formal education, he was able to rise above his station and wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas, and countless other works. His father was sent to prison after falling into debt. He was born in Portsmouth and flourished despite a humble beginning. His best-known works include ‘ A Christmas Carol’, ‘Great Expectations’, ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, and ‘ The Pickwick Papers’. He is known for his witty prose, lengthy descriptive sentences, and for his social commentary. Climax: Scrooge’s encounter with the ghost of Christmas is yet to comeĬharles Dickens is one of the most famous British authors of all time and one of the most revered too.Genre: Novella / Ghost Story / Gothic / Young Adult Fiction.Due to its popularity and accessibility, it is often taught in schools, especially in the UK, where it forms part of the GCSE syllabus. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me.The novel covers a broad range of themes, from what Christmas means to the wealth divide. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. “ I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. So, to conclude – a wonderful, ultimately reassuring story – but watch out for the ghosts! Thankfully though, the miserly Scrooge eventually realises the error of his ways and the book ends one a wonderfully heartwarming Christmas dinner scene with Tiny Tim et al. The books anti-hero (and later hero) Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited in turn by 4 ghosts – his erstwhile partner Marley’s ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and finally the terrifying Ghost of Christmas Yet to come. Indeed, the full title of the novella is A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. As we’re nearing Christmas, I thought it would be nice to feature some Christmas themed books – and what better way to start off then with perhaps the most famous Christmas story of them all – Dicken’s immortal A Christmas Carol.Ī Christmas Carol really defined the Victorian (and modern) definition of Christmas – snow, presents beneath the Christmas tree, big meals etc.īut beneath all the jollity, its often forgotten that Dicken’s novella is actually a ghost story – and a rather spooky one at that.