Author(s): Charles Dickens; Henry C. Kiefer (Illustrator)

Graphic Novels

- Charles DICKENS, writer and English journalist, born in 1812 and died in 1870.In 1833, he became a journalist first and published a first news. In a few years, he stands out in the middle by his talent. He writes articles for the biggest dailies of the time. He also develops his sense of observation: he imitates the accents, retains the mimicry. These observations will make the salt of his novels.Dickens is enjoying immense popularity. He is only 24, but his work touches all generations and all backgrounds. He becomes a true idol in his lifetime, in Europe and America.In 1842, Charles Dickens began a trip to the United States. He is then a personality: in every city he visits, he gives conferences that are full and fill his life. He stands out for his highly sought-after dresses.Rich and famous, it is again on his shoulders that the fate of his family rests: he sponges the new debts of his father, and provides for the needs of his brothers and sisters.In 1865, the train in which he travels derails. Charles Dickens never fully recovered from his wounds.He distributed scholarships, and even founded a home for prostitutes.The author, who has never forgotten the hard years of his childhood, was an indefatigable defender of the victims of the industrial revolution. Better known for his work than for his social and philanthropic activism, the English author was also a hero in his own way. - A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a tale published in 1843 by the British writer Charles Dickens.Ebenezer Scrooge is an old man embittered, pessimistic and stingy. He does not feel concerned about Christmas. For him, all this is a foolishness and he has nothing to do in his opinion.On New Year's Eve, Scrooge returns home, and he is in front of Marley's ghost. A former associate who has been dead for seven years. This ghost announces future visits.The next day, the Spirit of his last Christmas comes and takes him to revisit memories of his past.Two days later, the Christmas Spirit arrives and shares with him the eve of his underpaid clerk.The next day is the turn of the Spirit of the future. It provides him with a sad end of life.After all this, Scrooge realizes that he has missed out on the essential and that if he wants to get rich at any cost, he risks ending his life alone and no one else by his side.The three ghosts are revealed to Scrooge in order to make him aware. They are content to show him some selected pieces, past, present and future, and thus make sure that reflection and repentance come from him and without outside intervention.After a long thought, Scrooge finds herself on the verge of tears.Nevertheless, one may wonder if the old man would have come to such a path without the intervention of the three specters.