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 house pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. | ELECBOOK CLASSICS A CHRISTMAS CAROL Charles Dickens ELECBOOK CLASSICS ebc003. Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol This file is free for individual use only. It must not be altered or resold. Organisations wishing to use it must first obtain a licence. Low cost licenses are available. Contact us through our web site © The Electric Book Co 1998 The Electric Book Company Ltd 20 Cambridge Drive, London SE12 8AJ, UK This page intentionally blank A Christmas Carol Being A Ghost Story Of Christmas Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol 4 Contents Click on number to go to Section PREFACE 5 CHARACTERS .6 STAVE 1. MARLEY’S STAVE 2. THE FIRST OF THE THREE SPIRITS. .30 STAVE 3. THE SECOND OF THE THREE STAVE 4. THE LAST OF THE SPIRITS. .79 STAVE 5. THE END OF IT98 Charles Dickens ElecBook Classics A Christmas Carol 5 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 house pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. Their faithful Friend and Servant, . December, 1843 Charles Dickens ElecBook Classics A Christmas Carol 6 CHARACTERS BOB CRATCHIT, clerk to Ebenezer Scrooge. PETER CRATCHIT, a son of the preceding. TIM CRATCHIT (‘Tiny Tim’), a cripple, youngest son of Bob Cratchit. MR. FEZZIWIG, a kind-hearted, jovial old merchant. FRED, Scrooge’s nephew. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST, a phantom showing things past. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, a spirit of a kind, generous, and hearty nature. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS YET TO COME, an
