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.
Abba Goold Woolson Abba Louisa Goold Woolson ("née" Abba Louisa Goold; April 30, 1838 – February 6, 1921) was a 19th-century American writer from Maine. Woolson published several volumes, including: "Women in American Society" (1873); "Dress Reform" (1874); "Browsing Among Books" (1881); and "George Eliot and Her Heroines" (1887).