As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how Charles Dickens revived the signal holiday of the Western world.
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.
“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
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