This title tells the story of how A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens came to be written - out of Dickens's deep conviction that Christian people must help the poor and needy - and of how it has been taken to people's hearts, from first publication to the latest Muppet version. The first few chapters set the scene and introduce the book, describing how and why it was written. Then comes Dickens's text. The story of what has happened since rounds off the book. The Dickens text has the original Leech line engravings. Other illustrations are drawn from different editions and versions, including some film stills and so on.