- Jacob Marley - Wikipedia
Jacob Marley is a fictional character in Charles Dickens 's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol Marley is the former business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge, the novella's protagonist; he is seven years deceased at the story's opening [1]
- A Christmas Carol Full Text - Stave One - Owl Eyes
Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade
- Quote by Charles Dickens: “Marley was dead, to begin with . . . - Goodreads
The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner Scrooge signed it And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change for anything he chose to put his hand to Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail ” ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Read more quotes from Charles Dickens Share this quote
- Marley’s Ghost – A Christmas Carol
“Mr Marley has been dead these seven years He died seven years ago, this very night ” “At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,” said the gentleman, taking up a pen, “it is more than usually desirable that we should make some small effort to help the poor who suffer greatly at the present time
- Jacob Marley isnt dead as a doornail. Wicked-style stories redeem . . .
Jacob Marley isn't dead as a doornail 'Wicked'-style stories redeem Christmas Carol icon “Marley was dead: to begin with There is no doubt whatever about that,” is our introduction
- How Did Jacob Marley Die in A Christmas Carol?
Jacob Marley died seven years before the events of A Christmas Carol take place In Charles Dickens’ novella, Marley is depicted as Ebenezer Scrooge’s former business partner His ghost appears to Scrooge, bound in heavy chains, which symbolizes the consequences of his life and choices
- A Christmas Carol: Jacob Marley Quotes | SparkNotes
The narrator describes the relationship between Scrooge and Jacob Marley Marley, who has been dead for seven years, had only one friend, or rather, associate—Scrooge, who was also his business partner
- 004. STAVE I. Marley’s Ghost. Page 1 - The Morgan Library Museum
The mention of Marley's Funeral brings me back to the point I started from There is no doubt that Marley was dead This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate
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