Everyone is familiar with this classic Christmas story. Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly, unpleasant man who despises Christmas and overworks his clerk Bob Cratchit. As he prepares for another Christmas Eve without celebration, Scrooge is greeted by his dead business partner, Jacob Marley who warns him that his greed will not go unpunished. At first, Scrooge doesn't heed Marley's warning, but soon he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Christmas Yet to Come. He is made to face his cruel nature, and to consider whether he should change his ways. This is a free digital copy of a book that has been carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. To make this print edition available as an ebook, we have extracted the text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology and submitted it to a review process to ensure its accuracy and legibility across different screen sizes and devices. Google is proud to partner with libraries to make this book available to readers everywhere.

思わず心があたたまる、クリスマスをテーマにした永遠の名作 他人に興味を払わず、思いやりのかけらもない。かたくなな心を持った老人に今年も訪れたクリスマス。いつもと同じように、なにも祝わず独りきりで過ごすはずでした。しかし今年のクリスマスはいつもとは違ったのです。 「なぜ自分は思いやる心を失ってしまったのか？」「いつからクリスマスを祝うことなく終えるようになったのか？」自分の心が知らぬ間に、冷たい石のようになってしまったことを後悔し始める老人。じょじょに裕福な経済状態と裏腹に自分が失っていたものに気づき、生き方を変えたいと願うようになります。 読めばきっと心が温かくなる、身近な大切な人にやさしくしたくなる……そんな気持ちに誰もがさせられる、永遠の名作です。