The story of Ebenezer Scrooge is not a story for children. Because no child can identify with him. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge is for those who have buried the child they once were. Although the novel has been passed down, due to the adaptations it has undergone, in the collective memory as a children's fairy tale, it is anything but that. It is a harsh, sarcastic, critical text, given by the incomparable pen of the greatest novelist of the Victorian era and one of the most important of all time. The work offers multiple levels of reading, perception, and interpretation. It is a literary masterpiece, which has influenced not only the perception of the entire Western civilization about the Spirit of Christmas, but also everyday life. Dickens, rightly, is considered the inventor of Christmas as we know it today.
Dickens wanted to hang over the conscience of humanity, like another Damocles sword, a caricature - a character who is so absorbed in himself, his human side has been so distorted, he has become so cynical and pedestrian, that he has forgotten not only the value of giving and love for others, but also for himself. It is difficult to find another character - fictional or not - so psychologically and emotionally corroded. And that is exactly what makes Scrooge an eternal symbol of hope - if he could do it, then we all can!

This is a translation of the complete original text and not an adaptation. The reader will encounter descriptions and "scenes" that they have never seen in film or other adaptations.