Charles Dickens and A Christmas carol -- The Victorian Christmas -- Illustrator's note -- A Christmas carol: Preface ; Stave 1. Marley's ghost ; Stave 2. The first of the three spirits ; Stave 3. The second of the three spirits ; Stave 4. The last of the spirits ; Stave 5. The end of it -- A Christmas tree
A Christmas carol: a morality tale about Ebenezer Scrooge, an old contemptuous, penny-pinching man who undergoes a ghostly journey of redemption on Christmas Eve. A Christmas tree: an old man's memories are stirred as he reminisces about the toys and gifts that have decorated his Christmas tree over the years
