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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

Paper book: €16.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1843
Monolingual
22 October 2026
Pages
214
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Fantasy, Horror
Moods
Be moved to tears, Feel comforted, Travel back in time, Be enchanted
Translated from
English

Book summary

On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who hates the festive season, is visited by the ghost of his former partner, chained for all eternity. Then three spirits come for him, one after another, to show him his past, his present and his future.

Dickens turns a ghost story into a warm fable about generosity and the possibility of change. This tale did a great deal to shape the spirit of Christmas as we still celebrate it today.

Full of life and humour, this short tale is easy to read in the language you are learning, and ideal for a winter's evening.

The plot

クリスマスでも断る男。ロンドンのクリスマス・イブ、裕福な実業家エベネーザ・スクルージは、凍えるような事務所で働いている。甥がクリスマスの夕食に誘うが、彼は断る。二人の紳士が貧しい人々への寄付を求める。スクルージはこう答える。

The world of the book

1843年のロンドン、祝祭と貧困。当時のロンドンは世界最大の都市だった。多くの人が貧しい暮らしを送り、子どもたちも働いていた。クリスマスには家をヒイラギで飾り、余裕のある家族はガチョウと大きなプディングを食べる。

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