On This Day December 19

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was published on December 19, 1843. Dickens wrote the book in six weeks in such a state of excitement that he could not sleep but walked the streets of London thinking about the story. All 6,000 copies of its first print run were sold in just five days and it was reprinted. However, the extravagance of A Christmas Carol's gilted pages and cloth cover meant despite its success, Dickens only made £130 from the book.

A Christmas Carol-Title page-First edition 1843.

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