本书为英本原版小说。小说讲述了一个叫史固的吝啬财主贪婪无度，在圣诞节前拒绝捐款救助穷人。一天晚上，史固做了一个奇怪的梦。在梦中，天使带他回顾他的过去，让他看到自己是如何得到财富的，又让他看到自己的未来直至死去。梦醒的史固突然明白，回馈也是一种财富，更是一种福气。于是，在圣诞节这天，他将自己积累的财富散发周围的贫民……

Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint。Hehates everyone．especially children．But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him，scare him into mending his ways，and hefinds，as he celebrates with Bod Cratchit，TinvTim and their family,that geniality brings itsown reward.

This finest of all Christmas Stories is beautifully illustrated with Arthur Rackham’s superb line drawings．

PREFACE

List ofCharacters

STAVE 0NE

Marley"s Ghost

STAVE TWO

The First ofthe Three Spirits

STAVE THREE

The Second ofthe Three Spirits

STAVE FOUR

The Last of the Spirits

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