ISBN: 9781540643889

A follow-up to A Christmas Carol, this is the story of a poor ticket porter whose outlook is changed from despair to hope by the spirits of the chimes on New Year's EveAs Trotty… Plus…

A follow-up to A Christmas Carol, this is the story of a poor ticket porter whose outlook is changed from despair to hope by the spirits of the chimes on New Year's EveAs Trotty's working day as a lowly messenger draws to a close, his daughter, Meg, arrives with her fiancé Richard in tow, and they proudly announce their wedding for the following day. This is cause for celebration, although their happiness is tempered by the comments of an alderman and other well-off citizens on the rights of the poor to marry. During the night, Trotty hears the chimes of a church bell and ventures out to climb the belltower. At the top he is greeted by goblins who tell him that he died during the climb and must now spend his time watching his friends and family live out their lives. What he witnesses makes for grim viewing, and Totty finds himself attempting to rescue his daughter from the brink of destruction. He wakes as if from a dream to the bells chiming out the beginning of a new year, and finds that no time has passed and it is New Year's Day. But as he sees his daughter cheerfully preparing for her wedding day, he is baffled as to whether this is just a dream within a dream. Tackling familiar themes of redemption, social injustice, and family, this is a story of hope and contemplation and is a moving festive read well worth discovering. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781540643889

This is Charles Dickens's second Christmas book, published in 1844, following on the heels of the groundbreaking A Christmas Carol the previous year. This is, of course, nowhere near as w… Plus…

This is Charles Dickens's second Christmas book, published in 1844, following on the heels of the groundbreaking A Christmas Carol the previous year. This is, of course, nowhere near as well known, and when I read The Chimes for the first time seven years ago, I understood why as I thought it lacked any of the charm and deep impact of its predecessor (it's also a New Year's Eve story, rather than a Christmas one). I think more highly of The Chimes now. Its depiction of grinding poverty and class division is more starkly portrayed, and much of the time it is true that it lacks the popular warmth of the more famous story. It contains the same theme of redemption, that of Trotty Veck, though he is no Scrooge, and the worst that can be said of him is that he was naive and gullible. Things turn right just at the end after some harrowing experiences Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 1540643883

[EAN: 9781540643889], Neubuch, [PU: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], CHARLES DICKENS, This item is printed on demand. 86 pages. Dimensions: 9.0in. x 6.0in. x 0.2in.Written an… Plus…

[EAN: 9781540643889], Neubuch, [PU: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], CHARLES DICKENS, This item is printed on demand. 86 pages. Dimensions: 9.0in. x 6.0in. x 0.2in.Written and published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol and one year before The Cricket on the Hearth, The Chimes is the second in Dickens series of Christmas books: five short books with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s. In addition to A Christmas Carol and The Cricket on the Hearth, the Christmas books include The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghosts Bargain(1848). This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

2016, ISBN: 1540643883

[EAN: 9781540643889], Neubuch, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Written and published in 1844, one year after A Christm… Plus…

[EAN: 9781540643889], Neubuch, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Written and published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol and one year before The Cricket on the Hearth, "The Chimes" is the second in Dickens' series of "Christmas books" five short books with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s. In addition to A Christmas Carol and The Cricket on the Hearth, the Christmas books include The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain(1848).<

ISBN: 9781540643889

A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In, a short novel by Charles Dickens, was written and published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. It is the … Plus…

A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In, a short novel by Charles Dickens, was written and published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. It is the second in his series of Christmas books: five short books with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840's. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<