A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1843) by Charles Dickens - Full Audiobook - BEST VERSION

00:00 - Title & Preface 00:35 - Stave 1: Marley&Ghost 44:30 - Stave 2: The First of the Three Spirits 1:25:38 - Stave 3: The Second of the Three Spirits 2:19:23 - Stave 4: The Last of the Spirits 2:53:40 - Stave 5: The End of it Charles Dickens&immortal story of Ebenezer Scrooge. An old miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. Enjoy the best version of the audiobook I have come across for the most famous ghost story of all time! Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past, such as carols, as well as new customs such as Christmas trees. He was influenced by experiences from his own past, and from the Christmas stories of other authors, including Washington Irving and Douglas Jerrold. Dickens had written three Christmas stories prior to the novella, and was inspired to write the story following a visit to the Field Lane Ragged school, one of several establishments for London&half-starved, illiterate street children. The treatment of the poor and the ability of a self-interested man redeeming himself by transforming into a more sympathetic character are the key themes of the story. There is discussion among academics as to whether this was a fully secular story, or if it is a Christian allegory. Published on 19 December, the first edition sold out by Christmas Eve; by the end of 1844 thirteen editions...