Charles Dickens and the Ghost Story.

This essay explores the major influence of English writer Charles Dickens on ghost story through his editing of two leading Victorian periodicals. Topics covered include the influence that his novella "A Christmas Carol" has created from its first publication in 1843, how he created a strong demand for festive and wintry ghostly yarns, and the argument that Dickens did not generally use the ghost story, other than his famous Christmas story, for purposes of allegory or social commentary.