TY - BOOK AU - Standiford,Les TI - The man who invented Christmas: how Charles Dickens's A Christmas carol rescued his career and revived our holiday spirits SN - 9780307405784 AV - PR4572.C69 S73 2008 U1 - 823/.8 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Crown Publishers KW - Dickens, Charles, KW - Christmas stories, English KW - History and criticism KW - Christmas KW - England KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Christmas in literature N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-241) N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008014978.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008014978-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008014978-d.html ER -