Fiction. Written and published in 1843, the year after Dickens had traveled through the United States, A CHRISTMAS CAROL has proved to be one of Dickens' most popular and well read works. Today few readers need introduction to this great Christmas classic of Ebenezer Scrooge, his dastardly treatment of his employee and family, and his "ba-humbug" attitude towards Christmas--all changed by a nightmarish sleep of visions past, present, and future. This new edition, printed with the John Leech illustrations, again reveals why this work is so appealing.