He went on to write four other Christmas stories in subsequent years .
The story was illicitly copied in January 1844 ; Dickens took action against the publishers , who went bankrupt , further reducing Dickens 's small profits from the publication .
Dickens went on to write four other Christmas stories in subsequent years .
The story was illicitly copied in January 1844 ; Dickens took action against the publishers , who went bankrupt , further reducing Dickens 's small profits from the publication .