A Christmas Carol; Or, The Miser's Warning! (Adapted from Charles Dickens' Celebrated Work.)

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A Christmas Carol; Or, The Miser's Warning! (Adapted from Charles Dickens' Celebrated Work.)

by C. Z. (Charles Zachary) Barnett, Charles Dickens

EN·~1 hours·3 chapters

Chapters

3 total

A Christmas Carol;

57:45

THE MIDDLE WATCH

1:37

NANCY'S PRIVATE AFFAIR

1:28

Description

Ebenezer Scrooge is a curmudgeonly businessman who greets Christmas with a scowl, counting his money while dismissing the cheer of those around him. His nephew’s hopeful invitation and the bustling streets of London only deepen his solitary routine, and even his clerk, Bob Cricket, feels the chill of his master’s stinginess. On a frosty Christmas Eve, the ghost of Scrooge’s former partner appears, shackled in heavy chains, to warn him that the night is far from over.

The phantom’s urgent message summons three other spirits, each promising a glimpse into different moments of Scrooge’s life. The first, a luminous figure of Christmas Past, leads him back to youthful days of innocence and lost love, stirring memories long buried beneath his greed. As the visions unfold, Scrooge begins to recognize the human cost of his relentless avarice, setting the stage for a night that could reshape his very soul.

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A Christmas Carol; Or, The Miser's Warning! (Adapted from Charles Dickens' Celebrated Work.) (Adapted from Charles Dickens' Celebrated Work.)

Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (58K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Charlene Taylor, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2012-12-30

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

CZ

C. Z. (Charles Zachary) Barnett

d. 1849

Best known for bringing Charles Dickens to the stage almost as soon as the novels appeared, this early Victorian dramatist wrote fast-moving adaptations as well as libretti for the musical theater. His surviving reputation rests especially on a theatrical version of A Christmas Carol and on collaborations connected to his composer brother, John Barnett.

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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

1812–1870

A master of unforgettable characters and sharp social observation, this Victorian storyteller turned childhood hardship and bustling city life into some of the most beloved novels in English. His books mix humor, suspense, and compassion in a way that still feels vivid today.

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