Charles Dickens' Christmas

"I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year." -- Charles Dickens Between Charles Dickens' birth in 1812 and his death in 1870, Christmas transformed from a quiet family day into a bustling commercial celebration filled with cards, advertisements, pantomimes, and dazzling public displays. Through Dickens' writing, beloved family recipes, festive pantomimes, and his tours of America, Charles Dickens' Christmas explores the sweeping social and technological changes of his lifetime that helped shape the modern Christmas -- a spirit Dickens captured so perfectly in his work. This festive season, step back in time with this charming collection and experience the magic of a Victorian Christmas through the eyes of one of literature's greatest storytellers.

A new festive title in the popular literary Christmas series