Ebenezer Scrooge (/ ˌɛ.bɪ.ˈniː.zər ˈskruːdʒ /) is a fictional character and the protagonist of Charles Dickens 's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.

Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits …

4 days ago · Has any story outside the Bible been adapted and performed more times than A Christmas Carol? The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the four ghosts who set out to change his miserly ways …

Dec 16, 2025 · Charles Dickens ’s novel A Christmas Carol (1843) follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a stingy old man, as he is visited on Christmas Eve by several spirits who show him his dark fate if he does …

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On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.

Widely considered one of Dickens’s most famous characters, Ebenezer Scrooge represents the greedy wealthy people in Victorian England. As a subscriber to the Poor Laws, he would proudly fulfill his …

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Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter, elderly, man and the owner of the company "Scrooge & Marley" in London. He is cold, …

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