What Is The Story Of Ebenezer Scrooge

Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most beloved characters of our time. Bah humbug! Get to know the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation from miser to hero in this addition to the What Is the Story Of? series. When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, he likely had no idea that the story and its main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, would remain so popular nearly two centuries later. Today, readers still find themselves entertained by the story of a grumpy, selfish man who becomes a holiday hero after he learns generosity through the help of three spirits in Victorian-era England. Whether a Dickens fan or someone in love with all things "Christmas," readers will enjoy learning the history of this memorable character and his many appearances on the page, the screen, and the stage in What Is the Story of Ebenezer Scrooge?

Based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, this sequel is set twenty years after Scrooge's famous reformation and has him teaming up with a trio of ghosts to help the restless spirit of Jacob Marley.

Ebenezer Scrooge is one of literature's most iconic redeemed villains. But all we know of him comes from Charles Dickens' glimpse into only a few extraordinary days of his life. What if Dickens, while not getting the story wrong, didn't get the story entirely right? And what happened to Ebenezer that caused him to become the man to whom Dickens introduced us? What did Ebenezer actually experience that so profoundly changed his life? What happened to him after his ghostly encounters? If you have ever wondered about these questions and more, read on for the amazing true story of this complicated and fascinating man whose tale transformed not only a season, but changed nothing less than the world.

A sequel to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Everyone is familiar with this classic Christmas story. Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly, unpleasant man who despises Christmas and overworks his clerk Bob Cratchit. As he prepares for another Christmas Eve without celebration, Scrooge is greeted by his dead business partner, Jacob Marley who warns him that his greed will not go unpunished. At first, Scrooge doesn't heed Marley's warning, but soon he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Christmas Yet to Come. He is made to face his cruel nature, and to consider whether he should change his ways. This is a free digital copy of a book that has been carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. To make this print edition available as an ebook, we have extracted the text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology and submitted it to a review process to ensure its accuracy and legibility across different screen sizes and devices. Google is proud to partner with libraries to make this book available to readers everywhere.

Discusses and compares American and British versions of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and shows how these interpretations reflect changing cultural values

In this romance sequel to Charles Dickens' beloved classic "A Christmas Carol, " Tiny Tim, now a young man who lost his sweetheart, battles anger and lost faith with the new loss of his best friend. Scrooge's ghost returns to to teach Tim a much needed lesson!