Term
Scrooge
The hero of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, a rich miser who changes and becomes generous after meeting the spirits of Christmas.
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death, Irvin D. Yalom
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- Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death, Irvin D. Yalom
- In Praise of Slow, Carl Honoré
Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly old man in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. His name has become a byword for someone who begrudges every little thing.