The Chimes
1844 novella by Charles Dickens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see The Chimes (disambiguation).
The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In, commonly referred to as The Chimes, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. It is the second in his series of "Christmas books", five novellas with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s. In addition to A Christmas Carol and The Chimes, the Christmas books include The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846), and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848).
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Author | Charles Dickens |
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Original title | The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In |
Illustrator | Daniel Maclise Richard Doyle John Leech William Clarkson Stanfield |
Country | England |
Language | English |
Genre | Novella |
Publisher | Chapman & Hall |
Publication date | 1844 |
Media type | |
Pages | 175 pp |
Preceded by | A Christmas Carol |
Followed by | The Cricket on the Hearth |
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