Charles dickens was one of the most popular writers of 18th century. He wrote many marvelous stories and A Christmas carol is one of those. A Christmas carol was written in English language. It was published in 19 December 1843.Its publisher were Chapman and Hall.

A Christmas carol in the form of Prose was actually one story of a ghost. It was famously referred as A Christmas carol. This novel was published at the first time with illustration by John Leech. This got instant success. Over six thousands copies of the novel were sold in the first week.

This story has proved to be the one of the well popular and interesting Christmas stories ever. Actually, this novel was written to pay off the debt of the Charles Dickens.

This story helped in redefinition of the importance of the Christmas. It was written at the time of the decline of the old traditions of the Christmas.

"If Christmas, with its ancient and hospitable customs, its social and charitable observances, were in danger of decay, this is the book that would give them a new lease," well-said by English poet Thomas Hood.

A Christmas Carol - Plot summary

In actual A Christmas Carol is a Victorian morality story of an old and miser person, Ebenezer Scrooge, who undergoes with some experience one evening. Scrooge has contributed his whole life in the accumulation of the money and is a money-changer.

Charles dickens has divided his literary work into five staves instead of chapters. The five staves are as follows:

• Stave I - Marley's Ghost
• Stave II - The First of the Three Spirits
• Stave III - The Second of the Three Spirits
• Stave IV - The Last of the Three Spirits
• Stave V - The End of it.............More