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The Chimes
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A Christmas parable about poverty, social responsibility, despair, and the possibility of moral awakening.
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The Chimes
When the bells of New Year’s Eve seem to reveal a bleak future, the humble messenger Trotty Veck is forced to reconsider his assumptions about the poor and powerless. Dickens combines supernatural vision with a passionate social appeal.
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Charles Dickens died in 1870; this English Christmas novella was first published in 1844 and is public domain.
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The Chimes
Charles Dickens
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THE CHIMES A Goblin Story
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- 01Full text
- 02THE CHIMES A Goblin Story
- 03OF SOME BELLS THAT RANG AN OLD YEAR OUT AND A NEW YEAR IN
- 04CHAPTER I—First Quarter.
- 05CHAPTER II—The Second Quarter.
- 06CHAPTER III—Third Quarter.
- 07The Alderman nodded sagaciously, as who should say, ‘A very good home too!’
- 08CHAPTER IV—Fourth Quarter.
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