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The Chimes

by Charles Dickens
Linda Fitzpatrick
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The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In is the second of Charles Dickens' Christmas books, published in 1844. Its contemporary setting is the "Hungry Forties", a time of social and political unrest, and the book has a strong moral message. It remained popular for many years, although its fame has since been eclipsed by that of A Christmas Carol, the first of the series.

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    September 5, 2018

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      • ISBN: 9782291042181
      • File size: 120245 KB
      • Duration: 04:10:30

  • Languages

    • English

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Steven Crossley deftly transports listeners to 1844 for this second in Dickens's Christmas series. He wrote this one year after he produced THE CHRISTMAS CAROL. It's New Year's Eve, and Toby "Trotty" Veck, a poor porter, plies his trade by a church whose bells cheer him. Crossley's portrayal of Veck is sweet and na�ve even as threatening politicians tell him he has no right to live. Crossley cleverly combines the tones of a fairy tale and a horror story. When Veck's loving daughter, Meg, brings him hot food, listeners will be charmed by the guessing game they play about what she's brought. Because he's become weary of life, Veck has a dream in which the bells' goblins, with their chiming voices, force him to realize he's worthy of living, giving him a second chance at life. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

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