Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens

The Foundation for the Preservation of Classic Literature (FPCL) The Foundation for the Preservation of Classic Literature (FPCL) appreciates your purchase of this edition. The mission of the FPCL is to identify, collect, preserve, and maintain classic literature. Moreover, we endeavor to celebrate the best of classic world literature, to preserve and expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of great classic writing in globally. While you may pay more for our editions, you will be providing support of our continued efforts with our mission. Thank you for your gift and give the gift of classic literature. Regardless of the amount, every book purchase is a gift and is important to us and the perpetuity of our mission. Thank you for your support! A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall on December 19, 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. A Christmas 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 Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. The book was written at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past as well as new customs such as Christmas cards and Christmas trees. A Christmas Carol remains popular-having never been out of print-and has been adapted many times to film, stage, opera, and other media.