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Jacob Marley: character portrait from A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)

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Jacob Marley

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens1843

Scrooge's deceased business partner who returns as a ghost to warn him about his impending fate.

Also known as: Marley, Marley's Ghost, the ghost of Jacob Marley, the former partner

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Meet Jacob Marley

Jacob Marley is Ebenezer Scrooge’s deceased former business partner, returning as a ghost on Christmas Eve. He visits Scrooge in his counting house to warn him about the grim consequences of the life he has chosen.

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