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The chimes [LP] a Goblin story of some bells that rang an old year out and a New Year in [LP]

The Chimes (or its much longer title The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In) was written by Charles Dickens (1812<U+2013>1870) and was first published in 1844. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1844 edition. In The Chimes, Trott...

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Main Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language: English
Published: [Ontario, Canada] : Cactus Classics, an imprint of Cactus Publishing, Inc., 2019.
Edition: [Large print ed.].
Subjects:
Manners and customs > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
Christmas fiction.
Large print books.
Summary: The Chimes (or its much longer title The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In) was written by Charles Dickens (1812<U+2013>1870) and was first published in 1844. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1844 edition. In The Chimes, Trotty Veck is a poor ticket-porter who has lost his faith in humanity and wonders if people are wicked by nature. On New Year's Eve, spirits visit him to show that people are not born evil and they help restore his faith. The Chimes is the third of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.
Item Description: This edition exluding the front matter was transcribed from the Charles Scribner's Sons "Works of Charles Dickens." Illustrations are from the 1844 edition [Richard Doyle (1824-1883), John Leech (1817-1864), Daniel Maclise (1807-1870), and Clarkson Standfield (1793-1867)] -- T.p. verso.
Physical Description: 179 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN: 9781773600024
1773600028
Author Notes: Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on February 7, 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s.

His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities.

Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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