A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
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More About Charles Dickens & A Christmas Carol:

• Written by Charles Dickens in 1843, A Christmas Carol has become one of the most popular and enduring Christmas stories of all time. 
• The illustrations were done by John Leech (1817-1864). There are four hand colored etchings and four wood engravings to illustrate the work.
• A Christmas Carol was an instant success. Published on December 17, 1843, the initial print run (6,000 copies) was sold out by Christmas. A further 2,000 copies, from a second printing, were sold by January 6, 1844. 
• The text in the askSam database is from Project Gutenberg
• For more information about A Christmas Carol visit Wikipedia - A Christmas Carol.
• For more information about Charles Dickens visit Wikipedia - Charles Dickens. 

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

IN PROSE

BEING

A Ghost Story of Christmas

BY

CHARLES DICKENS

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN LEECH

TABLE OF CONTENTS
   Preface 
   Illustrations 
   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 SPIRITS 
   STAVE V - THE END OF IT