01886cam a2200301 i 4500 332715085 TxAuBib 20171026120000.0 170707s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017028500 9781250154040 24.99 1250154049 24.99 eng rda TxAuBib rda Silva, Samantha. Mr. Dickens and his carol [BOOK] : A Novel of Christmas Past / Samantha Silva. Mister Dickens and his carol. New York : Flatiron Books, 2017. 276 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Charles Dickens is not feeling the Christmas spirit. His newest book is an utter flop, the critics have turned against him, relatives near and far hound him for money. While his wife plans a lavish holiday party for their ever-expanding family and circle of friends, Dickens has visions of the poor house. But when his publishers try to blackmail him into writing a Christmas book to save them all from financial ruin, he refuses. And a serious bout of writer's block sets in. Frazzled and filled with self-doubt, Dickens seeks solace in his great palace of thinking, the city of London itself. On one of his long night walks, in a once-beloved square, he meets the mysterious Eleanor Lovejoy, who might be just the muse he needs. As Dickens' deadlines close in, Eleanor propels him on a Scrooge-like journey that tests everything he believes about generosity, friendship, ambition, and love. The story he writes will change Christmas forever. 20171102. Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 Fiction. Christmas stories. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction.