Unabridged and unaltered Dover (1991) republication of the text of the first edition (1843, Chapman and Hall, London). It is Dickens's first collaboration with the illustrator John Leech, who provided all eight of the book's illustrations, four of which were hand-coloured plates. Written by one of England’s greatest and most popular novelists, A Christmas Carol has come to epitomize the true meaning of Christmas. Written at the same time as Martin Chuzzlewit (1843), A Christmas Carol was the first of five 'Christmas Books' Dickens wrote in the 1840s. Journeying with them through Christmases past, present, and future, he is ultimately transformed from an arrogant, obstinate, and insensitive miser to a generous, warm-hearted, and caring human being. With its characters exhibiting many qualities-as well as failures-often ascribed to Dickens himself, the imaginative and entertaining tale relates Ebenezer Scrooge’s eerie encounters with a series of spectral visitors. As much a part of the holiday season as holly, mistletoe, and evergreen wreaths, this perennial favorite continues to delight new readers and rekindle thoughts of charity and goodwill. That volume, A Christmas Carol, has long since become one of the most beloved stories in the English language. In October 1843, Charles Dickens-heavily in debt and obligated to his publisher-began work on a book to help supplement his family’s meager income.
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