The man who invented Christmas : how Charles Dickens's A Christmas carol rescued his career and revived our holiday spirits /
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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Crown Publishers,
[2008]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 241 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-241). |
| ISBN: | 9780307405784 0307405788 |