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| Author/Contributor(s): | Standiford, Les |
| Publisher: | Crown |
| Date: | 10/25/2011 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how Charles Dickens revived the signal holiday of the Western world—now a major motion picture.
Just before Christmasin 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hopedwould keep his creditors at bay. His publisher turned it down, so Dickens used whatlittle money he had to put out A Christmas Carol himself. He worried it might bethe end of his career as a novelist.
The book immediately caused a sensation. Andit breathed new life into a holiday that had fallen into disfavor, undermined bylingering Puritanism and the cold modernity of the Industrial Revolution. It wasa harsh and dreary age, in desperate need of spiritual renewal, ready to embracea book that ended with blessings for one and all.
With warmth, wit, and an infusionof Christmas cheer, Les Standiford whisks us back to Victorian England, its mostbeloved storyteller, and the birth of the Christmas we know best. The Man Who InventedChristmas is a rich and satisfying read for Scrooges and sentimentalists alike.
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