The situation he saw in Britain at the time. there was huge amounts of unemployment. Many were poor, so poor that they were dying from health issues brought about by a lack of food. There were industrialists that were using child labour as it was "cheap and plentiful" rather than take on adults. Many in Parliament of the time ignored the desperate situation and Dickens saw that work houses were for many the only place they could go and often they would die within weeks of going to these terrible places
It was sold for 5 shillings (British Money)
anywhere from 30,000 to 50,000 Dollars depending on condition and authenticity -
It was priced by Dickens at 5 shillings (UK money pre-decimalisation) which he believed most people could afford.
A Christmas Carol grossed $177,853,834 worldwide.
When it was first published in 1843, a copy of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol would have cost around five shillings, which was considered relatively expensive for a short novel at that time.
Disney's A Christmas Carol grossed $323,743,744 worldwide.
The Muppet Christmas Carol grossed $27,281,507 worldwide.
Bob Cratchit makes 15 shillings a week in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
Disney's A Christmas Carol grossed $137,855,863 in the domestic market.
The Muppet Christmas Carol grossed $27,281,507 in the domestic market.
Initially Dickens paid for the first 6000 copies to be printed as publisher felt the story would not attract much interest. The 6000 sold in a week and more were commissioned this time by the publishers
Both Charles Dickens and Ebenezer Scrooge are characters created by Charles Dickens. However, Dickens is the author of the story while Scrooge is a character in "A Christmas Carol." They are not the same person.