false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1225394065m/3098796.jpg 3098796 2 As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how one writer and one book revived the signal holiday of the Western world. Just before Christmas in 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hoped would keep his creditors at bay. His publisher turned it down, so Dickens used what little money he had to put out <i>A Christmas Carol</i> himself. He worried it might be the end of his career as a novelist. The book immediately caused a sensation. And it breathed new life into a holiday that had fallen into disfavor, undermined by lingering Puritanism and the cold modernity of the Industrial Revolution. It was a harsh and dreary age, in desperate need of spiritual renewal, ready to embrace a book that ended with blessings for one and all. With warmth, wit, and an infusion of Christmas cheer, Les Standiford whisks us back to Victorian England, its most beloved storyteller, and the birth of the Christmas we know best. <i>The Man Who Invented Christmas</i> is a rich and satisfying read for Scrooges and sentimentalists alike. 3129951 25 11 2008 The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits total:109|5:11|4:39|3:51|2:7|1:1| 109 379 273 56 3 1 false false Tue Dec 16 15:46:11 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 06:09:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 08:40:34 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 08:43:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 10:54:53 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 10:54:53 -0800 2008 The Man Who Invented Christmas is a new book that tells the story of how Charles Dickens came to write A Christmas Carol. The story is well told, and it includes many fun facts. I didn't know, for example, that the Puritans outlawed Christmas in Massachusetts for a period of time.

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