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The man who invented Christmas : how Charles Dickens's A Christmas carol rescued his career and revived our holiday spirits
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The man who invented Christmas : how Charles Dickens's A Christmas carol rescued his career and revived our holiday spirits

Author: Les Standiford
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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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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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Standiford, Les.
Man who invented Christmas.
New York : Crown Publishers, c2008
(OCoLC)682231070
Named Person: Charles Dickens
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Les Standiford
ISBN: 9780307405784 0307405788
OCLC Number: 213447510
Description: 241 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Nativity --
Mean Season --
Let Nothing Ye Dismay --
What Gift Is This --
Lang Syne.
Responsibility: Les Standiford.
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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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