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The Man Who Invented Christmas: Charles Dickens & "A Christmas Carol"
URL: http://www.sc.edu/library/zellatest/dickens/dickensintro.html

Description:
This exhibit features illustrations from various editions of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," which "was officially published on December 19, 1843, and by Christmas Eve, five days later, it had already sold six thousand copies, at three shillings and sixpence each." Includes images of other Christmas-related publications from Dickens. From the University of South Carolina University Libraries, Rare Books and Special Collections.

LII Topics: 19th Century, Christmas, General Resources, Literary Movements and Periods

Publisher:
The University of South Carolina

LII Database Information:
Record 25019 created by Jennifer English on 11/29/2007
Last modification on 12/04/2007
Published: 12/13/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25019

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