A Christmas Carol. Poster of the 1938 movie and cover of the 1843 book
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
movie vs book
Edwin L. Marin, 1938

On Christmas Eve in 19th-century London, Fred is sliding on ice on a sidewalk. He meets Peter and Tim Cratchit, sons of his uncle Ebenezer’s clerk, Bob Cratchit. When Fred reveals who he is, the boys take off in terror. After declining an invitation from his nephew to dine with him on Christmas, Scrooge rejects two gentlemen collecting money for charity.