Acknowledgments                                    xi
Introduction to The Annotated Christmas Carol      xiii
A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE (1843)                  3   (2)
Preface                                            5   (2)
STAVE ONE: Marley's Ghost                          7   (42)
  Out upon Merry Christmas!
  God bless you, merry gentlemen!
  Scrooge's Fireside.
  The Ghost.
  The Ghost's departure.
STAVE TWO: The First of the Three Spirits          49  (30)
  Another unearthly Visitor.
  Scrooge's School Days.
  The Fezziwig Ball.
  Scrooge's old Love.
  Expecting a Third Visitor.
STAVE THREE: The Second of the Three Spirits       79  (47)
  Christmas Shops.
  At Bob Cratchit's.
  Tiny Tim and Mr. Scrooge.
  Over Land and Sea.
  Games at Forfeits.
  Ignorance and Want.
STAVE FOUR: The Last of the Spirits                126 (23)
  A Death has occurred.
  Ghoules.
  Poor Tiny Tim!
  The Ghost.
  The Name of the dead man.
STAVE FIVE: The End of It                          149 (14)
  A delightful Boy.
  Scrooge reclaimed by Christmas.
Appendix                                           163 (1)
Introduction to A Christmas Carol. In Four         163 (94)
Staves
  A Christmas Carol. In Four Staves. (1867)        213 (1)
  STAVE ONE: Marley's Ghost                        213 (13)
  STAVE TWO: The First of the Three Spirits        226 (7)
  STAVE THREE: The Second of the Three Spirits     233 (12)
  STAVE FOUR: The Last of the Spirits              245 (12)
Bibliography                                       257