"A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas" is more commonly known as A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens in 1843.This edition is based on the original, unabridged, 1843 edition with the original illustrations by John Leech. A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.