🎄 CHRISTMAS PROLOGUES - THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS by Les Standiford

From Storylink Radio by Shandon Loring: Professional Storyteller / Seanchaí

December 25, 2023 · 1 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the circumstances surrounding the writing of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.

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…

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Host: Shandon Loring

Topics covered

Christmas
Charles Dickens
literature
history
debt
publishing

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Books & works: THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS

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