The Man Who Invented Christmas
How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
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- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2017
Summary
As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how Charles Dickens revived the signal holiday of the Western world.
Just before Christmas in 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hoped would keep his creditors at bay. His publisher turned it down, so Dickens used what little money he had to put out A Christmas Carol himself. He worried it might be the end of his career as a novelist.
The book immediately caused a se…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307405791 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0307405796 |
| Author: | Les Standiford |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 224g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 202mm x 132mm |
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“In this small but remarkable book, Les Standiford offers readers a gift for all seasons. Carefully researched and written in a stately, lucid prose, this book will be cherished by those who love Dickens, enjoy Christmas, or ponder the endless mysteries of human behavior.” —Roland Merullo, author of American Savior “A wonderfully absorbing and revealing account, full of things I did not realize about A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, and the world of publishing. Once I started reading this book, truly, I could not put it down.”—Dan Wakefield, author of New York in the Fifties“The Man Who Invented Christmas is destined to be a classic about a classic. As Tiny Tim might say, ‘God Bless Everyone,’ in this case Standiford, for creating such a delightful and engaging gem—part history, part literary analysis, and all heart, just like the book that inspired it.” —Madeleine Blais, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of Uphill Walkers
About The Author
Les Standiford
LES STANDIFORD is the author of the critically acclaimed Last Train to Paradise, Meet You in Hell, and Washington Burning, as well as several novels. Recipient of the Frank O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, he is Founding Director of the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University in Miami, where he lives with his wife and three children.
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