In the story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Scrooge's school friends are Ali Baba and Robinson Crusoe.
In the story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Scrooge's school friends were fictional characters from the books he read, such as Ali Baba and Robinson Crusoe.
Scrooge spent Christmas alone at his boarding school, and his fellow pupils had gone back to their respective families during the holiday period
The scene of loneliness as a child helps to explain the origins of Scrooge's solitary nature in adulthood and his preference for the company of books and imaginary friends.