Many know the story of Scrooge from A Christmas Carol. Authors are also exploring the story of his former business partner Jacob Marley by writing Marley-focused books. Dickens scholar Joel Brattin, a professor in the Department of Humanities & Arts, helps explain the interest in Marley in an article in USA Today. 

Bakersfield.com reported on the work of Joel J. Brattin, professor of Humanities & Arts and resident Charles Dickens expert, who recently co-edited a scholarly edition of Dickens's third novel, "Nicholas Nickleby."