The man who invented Christmas : how Charles Dickens's A Christmas carol rescued his career and revived our holiday spirits
(2017, original release: 2008)
By:
Standiford, Les
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
823.8/STANDIFORD,L
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Broadway Books, 2017
©2008
©2008
EDITION
2017 paperback edition
DESCRIPTION
xii, 337 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781524762469, 1524762466
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes reader's guide and the text of A Christmas carol
Nativity -- Mean season -- Let nothing ye dismay -- What gift is this -- Lang Syne
With warmth, wit, and good cheer, Standiford shows how the unlikely success of "A Christmas Carol" revitalized Charles Dickens's languishing career and revived the celebration of the near-forgotten Christmas holiday