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The man who Invented Christmas : : how Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued his Career and Revived our Holiday Spirits

Standiford, Les. Book - 2008 823.8 St, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Literary / Dickens, Charles 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3 out of 5

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Call Number: 823.8 St, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Literary / Dickens, Charles
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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.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Crown Publishers, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 241 p. ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780307405784
0307405788
9781524762469

SUBJECTS
Dickens, Charles, -- 1812-1870.
Christmas stories, English -- History and criticism.
Christmas -- England -- History -- 19th century.
Christmas in literature.