{"product_id":"the-man-who-invented-christmas-how-charles-dickenss-a-christmas-carol-rescued-his-career-and-revived-our-holiday-spirits-paperback","title":"The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's a Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLes Standiford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how Charles Dickens revived the signal holiday of the Western world--now a major motion picture. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e himself. He worried it might be the end of his career as a novelist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Invented Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and satisfying read for Scrooges and sentimentalists alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLes Standiford\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of ten critically acclaimed novels as well as several works of nonfiction including \u003ci\u003eLast Train to Paradise, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Meet You in Hell, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWashington Burning\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received the Frank O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is founding director of the creative writing program at Florida International University in Miami and was appointed holder of the Peter Meinke Chair in Creative Writing at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg. He lives in Pinecrest, Florida, with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754169073952,"sku":"9780307405791","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c3cf70a73b98d5029d596accfb912edc.webp?v=1780034905","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-who-invented-christmas-how-charles-dickenss-a-christmas-carol-rescued-his-career-and-revived-our-holiday-spirits-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}