I am reading a book called Christmas Books by Charles Dickens. There are five different stories about Christmas; A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Heart, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man. The picture on the left is a picture of the book 'A Christmas Carol'. 

This is a story about a man called 'Scrooge', an old man, who is well-known for his miserly ways and scary moods. He lost his partner called 'Marley'. Where he lives all the children are scared of him. Nobody likes him because of his quick temper and anger issues. He hates Christmas because his partner died seven years ago today. When he goes back to his house which is left from his parents he sits on his chair by the fire place and he starts hearing someone walking on the stairs and then the door squeak opens and he sees Marley's ghost. First he thinks his senses are playing with him but then everything starts getting real. Marley's ghost has lots of chains all over him. He says that the chains represents all the sins he did in his life. He tells Scrooge that when the clock shows twelve o'clock he is going to have visitors coming to his house one by one. 

Of course, Scrooge didn't believe and went back to sleep but he woke up because of the light that disturbs him and he sees the Ghost of the Past. The Ghost shows him scenes from his  happy childhood, his old village, his lively moments with his old boss. Next he takes him to a scene where he is more of an adult and he is with his fiancée. She is telling him how much he changed and that he likes money more than her. 

Then they see the girl become a woman, living happily with her family and Scrooge is upset. The Ghost of the Past takes scrooge back to his bedroom.

The second spirit comes next, the Ghost of the Present. This Ghost takes him to a scene where Scrooge's assistant is humiliated by his poorness and can't afford anything. Then he sees his son, Tiny Tim which is weak and sick, it saddens Scrooge.

Next, they go the Scrooge's nephew's house celebrating Christmas with his other family members and friends, as they celebrate, they also joke about how Scrooge is a "ridiculous fellow".