# A Christmas Carol — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

- [A Christmas Carol](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_christmas_carol_se/chapters/a-christmas-carol.md): Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and cold-hearted man, is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, who warns him that his selfishness will lead to a miserable afterlife. Marley tells Scrooge he will b
- [Stave I: Marley's Ghost](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_christmas_carol_se/chapters/stave-i-marley-s-ghost.md): On Christmas Eve, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley, bound in heavy chains forged during his lifetime, warns Scrooge that he will be haunted by thre
- [Stave II: The First of the Three Spirits](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_christmas_carol_se/chapters/stave-ii-the-first-of-the-three-spirits.md): The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge on a journey through his own history, showing him his lonely childhood at school, his apprenticeship with Fezziwig, and the painful dissolution of his engagement to Belle due to 
- [Stave III: The Second of the Three Spirits](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_christmas_carol_se/chapters/stave-iii-the-second-of-the-three-spirits.md): The Ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to observe the Cratchit family's humble Christmas celebration, where Tiny Tim's frailty and the family's love are on full display. Later, they visit Fred's lively party, where
- [Stave IV: The Last of the Spirits](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_christmas_carol_se/chapters/stave-iv-the-last-of-the-spirits.md): The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, a silent and terrifying phantom, leads Scrooge through visions of a future where he has died unmourned. Businessmen casually discuss his death, and Scrooge witnesses the Cratchit famil
- [Stave V: The End of It](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_christmas_carol_se/chapters/stave-v-the-end-of-it.md): Scrooge awakens on Christmas morning, overjoyed to find he has a second chance. He sends a large turkey to the Cratchits, donates generously to charity, attends Fred's Christmas dinner, and raises Bob Cratchit's salary, 

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