a christmas carol plot summary

A Christmas Carol is a novella written by English author Charles Dickens and published in 1843. The story follows a bitter and miserly man named Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. The Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge the joys and sorrows of his childhood and early adulthood. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge the joy and suffering of those around him. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge the fate of those who have died and the consequences of his own actions.