{"product_id":"the-sacred-carol-stephen-c-sakellarios-9798218847531","title":"The Sacred Carol: Rediscovering the True Authorship of a Christmas Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sacred Carol\u003c\/em\u003e exposes Charles Dickens' theft and reworking of \u003cem\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/em\u003e, while introducing readers to the real American authors-Mathew and Abby Whittier. A meticulous study of Dickens' own handwritten draft has enabled researcher Stephen Sakellarios to decipher the words Dickens scratched out and replaced, revealing, in many cases, the Whittiers' original text beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever is magical, heartwarming, and spiritually powerful in \u003cem\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/em\u003e originated with Mathew and Abby. Whatever is fantastical, cartoonish, or coarse came from Dickens. The graceful, luminous prose was theirs; the bombastic and illogical \"patches\" were his. This is not merely a theory. Proof emerges time and again from beneath Dickens' redacted phrases. And thanks to Sakellarios' extensive archiving of Mathew and Abby Whittier's published works, he is able to draw stylistic comparisons, as well. Together, both methods create an overwhelming case for the story's original authorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, \u003cem\u003eThe Sacred Carol\u003c\/em\u003e contains, in its Appendix, a complete, scrupulously deciphered transcription of Dickens' handwritten manuscript. Thus, through Sakellarios' scholarship, readers will encounter for the first time the sheer quality of the Whittiers' writing. Most importantly, \u003cem\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/em\u003e will come alive as the sacred spiritualist redemption story it was always meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen C. Sakellarios\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218847531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e M.F.W. Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Stephen C. Sakellarios","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47761574887679,"sku":"9798218847531","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd1f5dc4-feba-4aff-80ff-24ab2417ade1.jpg?v=1765515216","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sacred-carol-stephen-c-sakellarios-9798218847531","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}