A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas By Charles Dickens ... "A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens. It was first published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. It tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from a supernatural visit by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. 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 strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions together with the introduction of new customs, such as Christmas trees and greeting cards. Dickens' 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."
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Charles Dickens
تشارلز جون هوفام ديكنز ، والمعروف باسمه الأدبي تشارلز ديكنز ، وهو روائي، وناقد اجتماعي، وكاتب إنجليزي. يُعدّ بإجماع النُّقّاد أعظم الروائيين الإنجليز في العصر الفيكتوري، ولا يزال كثيرٌ من أعماله تحتفظ بشعبيّته حتى اليوم. تميَّز أسلوبه بالدُّعابة البارعة، والسخرية اللاذعة.