Standiford, Les. <br/><br/>
The man who invented Christmas :  how Charles Dickens's A Christmas carol rescued his career and revived our holiday spirits / 
Les Standiford. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Crown Publishers,  c2008. 
 - 241 p. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-241). 
<br/><br/> With warmth, wit, and good cheer, Standiford shows how the unlikely success of &quot;A Christmas Carol&quot; revitalized Charles Dickens's languishing career and revived the celebration of the near-forgotten Christmas holiday. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780307405784 0307405788 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008014978 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.  Christmas carol. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christmas stories, English--History and criticism.<br/>Christmas--History--England--19th century.<br/>Christmas in literature.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR4572.C69  / S73 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823/.8