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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens · 1843

A Christmas Carol

2 hr 3 minLonger readghost storyredemptionclassic

Ebenezer Scrooge, the coldest miser in London, is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve — and given one night to change the account of his life.

28,402 words · 5 chapters

Contents

1Stave I: Marley's Ghoststart
2Stave II: The First Of The Three Spiritsat 28 min
3Stave III: The Second Of The Three Spiritsat 55 min
4Stave IV: The Last Of The Spiritsat 1 hr 31 min
5Stave V: The End Of Itat 1 hr 54 min

About the author

Charles Dickens — Victorian England's great chronicler of the city and the heart.

Public-domain text from Project Gutenberg.

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