Today marks the 164th anniversary of the publication of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens.
First published in 1843 ‘A Christmas Carol’ went on to sell 6,000 copies in 5 days! I am sure that would translate into bestseller numbers today.
Though known as ‘A Christmas Carol’ the full title of the work is A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas and was written by Dickens to raise money to settle some debts.
The University of South Carolina Libraries has an online exhibit celebrating all the Christmas related books and stuff of Dickens. The exhibit is titled The Man Who Invented Christmas: Charles Dickens & A Christmas Carol