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Author:
Standiford, Les. (local)286283
Title:
The man who invented Christmas : how Charles Dickens's A Christmas carol rescued his career and revived our holiday spirits / Les Standiford.
Edition:
1st pbk. ed.
Publisher:
Broadway Paperbacks,
Copyright Date:
©2008
Description:
246 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subject:
Dickens, Charles,--1812-1870.--Christmas carol.
Christmas stories, English--History and criticism.
Christmas--England--History--19th century.
Christmas in literature.
England.
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, ©2008. Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-240).
Summary:
A study of the story behind "A Christmas Carol" describes how Charles Dickens self-published the holiday classic, revitalizing his failing literary career and reviving the celebration of Christmas amid the struggles of the Industrial Revolution.
ISBN:
0307405796
9780307405791 (pbk.) :
Locations:
AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

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