Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this new resized edition of A Christmas Carol complete with a bold new cover. Ebenezer Scrooge was a mean, miserable, bitter old man, until one Christmas Eve changed everything. . . 'Bah! Humbug!'Guided by three ghosts, Scrooge visits his past, present, and what could be to come should he not learn the true meaning behind Christmas.

Charles Dickens was born in 1812. When he was twelve, his father was sent to a debtor's prison and he was sent to work; the experiences from this time always haunted him. After a brief career as a reporter Dickens began writing novels. Published in serial form, his work grew rapidly in popularity, beginning with The Pickwick Papers.
Today, Charles Dickens is one of the most recognized celebrities of English literature. His many books include Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol.