Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and cold-hearted old merchant, rejects Christmas and intends to spend Christmas Eve alone. Then, during the night, he is visited first by his deceased friend Marley and then by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. They take Scrooge on a journey through his past, present, and future, showing him how greed and avarice have destroyed his life. Horrified by his lonely existence, Scrooge returns to the real world as a helpful and generous man. The beloved Christmas classic is presented as an unabridged new translation, beautifully illustrated by Robert Ingpen.