A Christmas Carol is probably the most popular piece of fiction that Charles Dickens ever wrote. It was published in 1843. Dickens begins work on A Christmas carol in October 1843. It is published during the holiday season of the year. A Christmas carol was the most successful book of the 1843 holiday season. By Christmas , it sold six thousand copies and it continued to be popular into the new year. Eight stage adaptations were in production within two months of the book's publication. The book is so popular today as it was over 150 years ago. Charles Dickens, through the voice of scrooge, continues to urge us to honor Christmas in our hearts and try to keep it all that year. Dickens was involved in charities and social issues throughout his
