Who did Charles Dickens write 'A Christmas Carol' for?

Answer 1

Chapman and Hall published A Christmas Carol. This is what Wikipedia has to say about the book: A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol ) is what Charles Dickens described as his "little Christmas Book"[1] and was first published on December 19, 1843 with illustrations by John Leech.[2] The first of the author's five "Christmas books", the story was instantly successful, selling over six thousand copies in one week. Although originally written under financial duress to help Dickens to pay off a debt, the tale has become one of the most popular and enduring Christmas stories of all time. It was with this book, and Dickens' subsequent Christmas stories, that Dickens began to revive many of the old Christman traditions and some, as a result, have called Dicken "the Father of Christmas."

Answer 2

Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol" for a general audience. The novella was intended to bring awareness to the plight of the poor in Victorian England and to promote the spirit of giving and compassion during the holiday season.