A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens .
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 in.
The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.
It tells the story of bitter old miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from supernatural visits by Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come.
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens