The author's name is Charles Dickens. He wrote the story during a time of sheer desperation at the then Governments attitude to child labour and the way these children some as young as 8 years old were forced to work long hours in factories and even in the mines.
Charles Dickens. It is properly A Christmas Carol. The unofficial title, based on the lead character, is Scrooge. It is worth noting that the actual Christmas song which is sung in the end of the story is not identified by name. Hollywood has handled this, as has Broadway, in different ways- the All-hands nature of Silent Night is often used, as is the more British-sounding God rest ye merry Gentlemen. Actually Dickens does not say what song was sung!
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"A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens and was first published in 1843. The novella tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man who undergoes a profound transformation after being visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve.
The author Charles Dickens wrote a Christmas Carol. It was published on 17 December 1843 by not only himself but with the help of Chapman and Hall. However, Dickens actually funded the first 600 copies from his own pocket as it was believed that story would not appeal
A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickensthat was first published on December 19, 1843. Dickens called it his "little Christmas Book". The story was instantly successful, selling over six thousand copies in one week. Originally written in six weeks under financial duress to help Dickens to pay off a debt, the tale has become one of the most popular and enduring Christmas stories of all time.