Samantha Silva – Mr. Dickens and His Carol (2017 Flatiron Books, New York)
Just in time for Christmas comes this heartwarming, exquisitely-told story from Samantha Silva. A fictionalized account of Charles Dickens’ struggle to write A Christmas Carol under extreme pressure, Mr. Dickens and His Carol is just the sort of sweet holiday tale perfect for cuddling up with during an hour of two of quiet over the festive season. (Don’t forget the hot chocolate and Bailey’s, the warm cat nestled at your feet, and the crackling fire in the hearth). I think I smiled from the first sentence until I reluctantly closed the covers at its conclusion. Holiday cheer in book form – who could ask for more?
*Project Gutenberg has archived a digital copy of a first edition of A Christmas Carol from December 1843. It includes some fabulous illustrations and a marvelous scan of the front cover – click over to enjoy it here.
Come here to wish you a lovely Christmas
Merry Christmas to you, too – have a wonderful holiday season!
Great illustrations! Wishing you a Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you! Wishing you the best of the season!
I’ll have to look for this book. Looks like it will be a fun read for next Christmas. I just saw the movie about Dickens writing the Christmas Carol. That was wonderful too. Wishing you and yours a very Happy Holiday and Happy New Year.
The movie sounds lovely! I will have to look for it. Merry Christmas to you and all the best for 2018!
Wish I’d found out earlier – I shall wait now and read this next Christmas, looks very good!
Definitely something clever and delightful to read during the holidays; highly recommended!
So good to see a first edition of A Christmas Carol! Thanks so much for the link, Sheryl. I hope you and your husband had a lovely Christmas.
I am super behind in my reply! Yes, we had a nice, quiet Christmas. Hope yours was splendid as well! 🙂
Yes, thank-you, Sheryl! 🙂
we saw the movie at an outdoor theatre on Christmas Eve here in Fremantle, it was wonderful
Glad to hear it’s great! I love that you saw it in an outdoor theatre – that’s even more special.
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Yes! A huge favourite!