Stewart, Tabori & Chang

9781584796992

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Christmas Curiosities: Odd, Dark, and Forgotten Christmas

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Review of ‘Christmas Curiosities: Odd, Dark, and Forgotten Christmas’

October 1843 was the worst of times for Charles Dickens, Les Standiford explains in The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits. Despite early successes and a secure place in the literary canon, at 31, Dickens found his career, finances and…

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