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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

On Christmas Eve the miser Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his partner and three spirits.

First published 1843 · 6 chapters · about 28,000 words · England

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Public domain. First published 1843; every creator of the text and cover art died by 1906 (Charles Dickens, author, d. 1870; Eastman Johnson, cover painting, d. 1906). Public domain in the United States (published before 1931) and in countries whose copyright term is life plus 70 years or less, including Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Nigeria. Text and cover from Standard Ebooks, whose own work is dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0).

Rights checked 2026-10-23. Source: Standard Ebooks. Edition prepared by Standard Ebooks and dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0). Cover: painting by Eastman Johnson (d. 1906), public domain.

A public-domain work by a historical author. Charles Dickens is not a contributor to The Insight Docket, and this book is not part of any contributor's readership or earnings.

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