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Ghost Story Of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol

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"A Christmas Carol" is a story about a very poor family with a and a very selfish and unbelieving store owner, Ebenezer Scrooge. It was written by Charles Dickens in September of 1843 and published in December of 1843. It is still very popular today. "A Christmas Carol" is a ghost story. It shows the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and the Future. The ghost is Marley his dead business partner. He tells

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