The Funny Side of Ebersneezer Scrooge. Mean unfriendly Ebersneezer Scrooge lives all alone in a great big house in the centre of the city and cares for nothing and no-one but money, which he counts every night and hides under his piillow. One Christmas Eve Ebersneezer is visited by three funny ghosts who soon teach him the error of his ways and the real meaning of Christmas. This is a very funny fully coloured illustrated Christmas story book for all the family to enjoy, written and illustrated by John L D Barnett.