![]() Charles Dickens had offered to cover the book’s printing costs himself to make up for the lukewarm reception his serialized novel, Martin Chuzzlewit, was receiving from readers and reviewers, but his expensive and exacting tastes meant that he initially only cleared a disappointing profit of £230 from 6000 copies sold. ![]() ![]() Dickens’s classic tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his magical yuletide conversion proved an immediate success on its release about a week before Christmas 1843: The initial print run reportedly sold out in just five days, and the book continued to sell well even after Christmas and well into the following year.ĭespite that success, A Christmas Carol wasn’t quite the money-spinner its author might have hoped. ![]() Think of Charles Dickens and Christmastime and your mind will probably go instantly to A Christmas Carol. ![]()
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