Jacob Marley

The ghost of Jacob Marley (right) paying a visit to his former business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge; illustration by John Leech for Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol (1843).

Jacob Marley, fictional character, the deceased business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens. Marley’s ghost visits Scrooge on Christmas Eve at the beginning of the story.

This article was most recently revised and updated by John M. Cunningham.
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Article Title: Jacob Marley
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 08 April 2011
Access Date: February 22, 2025