Inventing Scrooge The Incredible True Story Behind Charles Dickens’ Legendary "A Christmas Carol"

by Devito, Carlo

• ISBN13: 9781604335002
• ISBN10: 1604335009
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781604335552
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-09-30
• Publisher: Cider Mill Press
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Summary

Inventing Scrooge uncovers the real-life inspirations from Charles Dickens’ own world that led to the fascinating creation of his most beloved tale: A Christmas Carol.

When Charles Dickens created the story that would become A Christmas Carol, little did he know that his “ghostly little book” would reinvent the way we celebrate Christmas. From a graveyard in Edinburgh to the Marshalsea Prison in London to his schoolboy years in Chatham and even his lifelong fascination with dance, so much of Dickens’ past and present are woven into the characters and themes of A Christmas Carol. And by understanding the story behind the story, readers will come to embrace the holiday classic all the more. To this day, we look to the Christmas season as a time of warmth and celebration among family, friends, and strangers alike. And every year at Christmastime, not only do our lives get better for all the festivity, but we get better, as people. Just like Ebenezer Scrooge.

Author Biography

Carlo DeVito is a notable publisher, editor, author, and winemaker. His most recent book, A Mark Twain Christmas, earned national publicity and quickly sold out in its first printing in December 2013. He has also written on dogs, sports, and wine¬–his three dog books were very successful, including the Everything Puppy Book (now in its second edition), the Everything Dog Book (now in its second edition), and his most recent dog book, 10 Secrets My Dog Taught Me. His most notable sports books include D. Wayne: The High-Rolling and Fast Times of America’s Premiere Horse Trainer; Wellington: The Maras, The Giants and The City of New York; and Yogi: The Life and Times of an American Original. Carlo and his wife Dominique own the highly acclaimed Hudson-Chatham Winery in Ghent, New York. He is also the editor/author of the popular and widely respected blog East Coast Wineries (www.eastcoastwineries.blogspot.com), which reviews wines from Maine to Virginia and is an extension of his book East Coast Wineries: The Complete Guide from Maine to Virginia (Rutgers University Press, 2001). Carlo he has appeared on television dozens of times including multiple times as guests on CBS, ABC, NBC, and FOX morning shows in New York, as well as throughout the eastern seaboard. He has been a featured guest on WFAN (both TV and Radio), ESPN radio, WCBS and WABC radio, WAMC, and more than 60 radio stations nationwide. He has edited and written more than a dozen books reviewed in The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, and other national newspapers. As an editor and publisher, Carlo has acquired, edited, and published such authors as Stephen Hawking, Malachy McCourt, John Edgar Wideman, Stanley Crouch, Dee Brown, Dan Rather, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Eleanor Clift, Susie Bright, Jane Goodall, Philip Caputo, Julia Alvarez, Budd Schulberg, Haynes Johnson, Dr. Howard Shapiro, Bo Dietl, Thomas Hoving, Peter Kaminisky, and Penelope Hobhouse. He published Strange Fruit, by David Margolich, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and was instrumental in the acquisition of The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. As publisher of Miniature Editions, he introduced several new lines and licenses, including …for Dummies, Joy of Cooking, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Deepak Chopra, Suze Orman, and the Sweet Potato Queens. He also created the Mini Kit, with more than 20 million units to date. At Simon & Schuster, he was one of key planners of the Scriber Library paperback line as well as editor of Best American Erotica.