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Book cover of Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte
Eine WeihnachtsgeschichteCharles Dickens

Characters in Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte

10 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Ebenezer Scrooge

    A miserly London moneylender who hates Christmas and is shown the cost of his way of life by three spirits.

Supporting characters

  • Bob Cratchit

    Scrooge's poorly paid, patient clerk, devoted to his family.

  • Jacob Marley

    Scrooge's dead business partner, who returns as a ghost to warn him.

  • Tiny Tim

    Bob Cratchit's youngest son, frail but cheerful.

  • Fred (A Christmas Carol)

    Scrooge's good-humoured nephew, who keeps inviting him to Christmas dinner.

  • Ghost of Christmas Past

    The first spirit, who shows Scrooge scenes from his childhood and youth.

  • Ghost of Christmas Present

    The second spirit, who shows Scrooge Christmas as it is being kept around him.

  • Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

    The silent third spirit, who shows Scrooge a possible future.

  • Belle (A Christmas Carol)

    Scrooge's former fiancee, seen in his past.

  • Mr Fezziwig

    The kind merchant who was Scrooge's first employer.