A Christmas Carol (Illustrated)

&quot;A Christmas Carol" is a novella by Charles Dickens. It was first published in London by Chapman &amp; Hall on 19 December 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. «Carol» tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler, kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. <br/> 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 introduction of new customs, such as Christmas trees and greeting car…