A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens

Preface

I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, 
to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my 
readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, 
with the season, or with me.  May it haunt their houses
pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it.

Their faithful Friend and Servant, 
                                   C. D. 
December, 1843.

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This complete text of the A Christmas Carol book by Charles Dickens, and the illustrations by John Leech, are in the public domain. You can buy the A Christmas Carol book at Amazon. Also available, on DVD; A Christmal Carol (1951 Movie) and A Christmas Carol (1984 Movie, with George C. Scott).
Also by this author: David Copperfield. One readers says, “This book is one of the few Real Books in this world.”
David Copperfield can also be bought on DVD. Also see the background information on A Christmas Carol on an external website.

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