Is 'A Christmas Carol' historical fiction?

Answer 1

No, "A Christmas Carol" is not considered historical fiction. It is a novella written by Charles Dickens in 1843. While it is set in the past, the story focuses on the supernatural elements of the Christmas season rather than historical events.

Answer 2

Yes. But it represented the hardship in life people in Britain faced at the time. Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in response to the then Governments plans or lack of them for Child Labour reforms. At the time children were literally working as slaves for very little money intolerable working conditions and long long hours. This was particularly true in factories and the coal mines.

Answer 3

Loosely - his father was put in prison for having a small debt caused by his losing his job. Charles went to work in shoe polish factory at the age of 12 to make money (child labour) to help his mother. Dickens wrote about the deprivation and the terrible conditions people lived in around Britain of the time which he felt was brought about by the ignorance of the money masters.

Answer 4

A Christmas Carol is a fictional piece of work based on many of the aspects that were occurring at the time--for example, child labor, poor living conditions, poverty and the use of work houses as a punishment for the people who were poor.

Answer 5

No its a novello based on the social issues of the time

Answer 6

Yes - it portrays the worst of life where those that have the power and money to make small but important changes fail through ignorance and a lack of caring to do so

Answer 7

A Christmas Carol is a work of fiction.

Answer 8

It is fiction.