{"product_id":"a-ghost-of-an-idea-dickens-daniel-defoe-and-the-supernatural-origin-of-a-christmas-carol-with-the-full-annotated-text-of-daniel-defoes-the-friendly-demon-1","title":"A Ghost of an Idea: Dickens, Daniel Defoe, and the Supernatural Origin of A Christmas Carol (with the full annotated text of Daniel Defoe's 'The Friendly Demon')","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAre you a Scrooge-a-holic?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWatched every film version?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCamped out for tickets for the Broadway productions?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHave you read everything there is to read about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI bet you haven’t! Not yet…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEver wonder what could have inspired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e to write such an amazing story?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhere did the character of Jacob Marley originate? Was his ghost truly “more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGravy than Grave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?” Did he and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGhosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e visit Scrooge? Did they really manage to do it all in one night? On Christmas Eve? Or was there something strange and mysterious about the clock?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat does \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDaniel Defoe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, demons, angels, spirits, and apparitions have to do with Marley’s spectral visitation that Christmas Eve, seven years after his demise?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd what’s so important about those “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eseven years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the 175\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAnniversary\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof the first printing, join best-selling author, Steve Bivans on a 30 year mystery to uncover the origins of Dickens’s wonderful story. Discover the long-lost, forgotten source of Jacob Marley, and what Dickens called his “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGhost of an Idea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou’re not gonna believe what was lost and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e it was found. It’s a detective story, and a ghost story, complete with strange coincidences, synchronicities, Irish tales of terror, hauntings, friendly demons, library angels, and wandering, tortured spirits!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/read.bookfunnel.com\/read\/n454wkl0ld\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eRead a Sample!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScroll back up and click, ‘BUY NOW’!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen have a Merry Christmas, and do “try to keep it all the year!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGod bless us, everyone!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shireness Publishing","offers":[{"title":"E-book","offer_id":46468195221816,"sku":"Ghostebook","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Autographed Paperback","offer_id":46468195189048,"sku":"Ghostpb","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/1319\/5576\/files\/Stevebivans_Ebook_881ae79e-553a-466b-9a19-522ef5bd513d.jpg?v=1691146307","url":"https:\/\/stevebivans.myshopify.com\/products\/a-ghost-of-an-idea-dickens-daniel-defoe-and-the-supernatural-origin-of-a-christmas-carol-with-the-full-annotated-text-of-daniel-defoes-the-friendly-demon-1","provider":"Steve Bivans, Author","version":"1.0","type":"link"}