Book 46 || A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Book 46 || A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Book 46 || A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, written by Charles Dickens and published in 1843, is one of the most famous Christmas stories ever told. The novella follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and cold-hearted man who despises Christmas and everything it represents. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him of the consequences of his greed. Over the course of the night, Scrooge is visited by three spirits—the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come—who show him the error of his ways. Th...