In the story of "A Christmas Carol", JACOB MARLEY was the first gho.st to appear to Scrooge.
Jacob Marley was the only former business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge. Jacob Marley appeared as a cha.ined and torm.ented ghost, dam.ned for forever wander in the earth as punishment for his gre ed and selfi shness when he was still alive.
Jacob Marley was the person who told Scrooge that he will be visited by three spirits and advised him to listen to what the spirits had to say so that he will not end up like Marley who was a torm.ented ghost w.ith no redemption in sight.
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