Why read The Man Who Invented Christmas?

Book cover of The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits

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As 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.

Just before Christmas in 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hoped would keep his creditors at…

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1 author picked The Man Who Invented Christmas as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Carolyn Scott

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I love this book and story because it shows that no one escapes trials and tribulations, even the most famous of people, such as Charles Dickens in his day. It’s such a great story about redemption and how Christmas can be a great time of year to reflect and rethink life.

From Carolyn's list on The best Christmas books to curl up by the fire with hot cocoa.