On December 19th, 1843, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was first published. The story has grown to become one of the most familiar tales ever written, however it was originally created as a critique of extreme poverty, wealth inequality, and child labor in Victorian England. Dickens utilized his ghost story to redefine Victorian Christmas, making it a holiday of family, rather than one of capitalistic ideals. To this day, A Christmas Carol remains one of the most widely read and adapted stories and is known as Dickens’ most famed work.