The story of Ebenezer Scrooge opens on a Christmas Eve as cold as Scrooge's own heart.

That night, he receives three ghostly visitors: the terrifying spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.

Each takes him on a heart-stopping journey, yielding glimpses of Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit, the horrifying specters of Want and Ignorance, even Scrooge's painfully hopeful younger self.

Will Scrooge's heart be opened? Can he reverse the miserable future he is forced to see?

Now in an unabridged edition illustrated by John Leech, this story's message of love and goodwill, mercy and self-redemption resonates as keenly as ever.