Michael Slater is Emeritus Professor of Victorian Literature, with extensive experience as a former President of international Dickens societies and editor of a leading Dickensian journal. His academic career has involved widespread lecturing across the globe, sharing his expertise on the subject. Slater's contributions significantly deepen our understanding of Victorian literary contributions and their enduring impact.
A biography of Charles Dickens that explores his personal and emotional life, public activities, relentless travel, charitable works, amateur theatricals, and remarkable productivity, revealing the man behind the literary genius.
Christmas is humbug, Scrooge says - just a time when you find yourself a year older and not a penny richer. The only thing that matters to Scrooge is business, and making money. But on Christmas Eve three spirits come to visit him. They take him travelling on the wings of the night to see the shadows of Christmas past, present, and future - and Scrooge learns a lesson that he will never forget.