A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol the novella by English author Charles Dickens, first published by Chapman & Hall on the 19^th December 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.

The book was written and published in early Victorian era Britain, a period when there was both strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions and an initiation of new practices such as Christmas trees and greeting cards. Dickens's sources for the tale appear to be many and varied but are principally the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales.

Here is a 1951 version with the late great Alastair Sim. I remember it well.