Which era was this English writer and social critic active, whose 1843 novel inspired the 1979 American made-for-television fantasy drama film "An American Christmas Carol?"
Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens ( ; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.
It's Christmas, Carol! It's Christmas, Carol!, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", premiered on the Hallmark Channel on November 18, 2012. It follows Carol (Emmanuelle Vaugier), a bitter workaholic, that gets a wake up call from her deceased boss, Eve (Carrie Fisher). Eve appears as the three different ghosts of Christmas (Past, Present, Future). In the end, Carol realizes what she'd lost over the years and changes her ways.