The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In
By Charles Dickens
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In the 1840s Charles Dickens wrote five short stories with strong social and moral messages. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In, is the second of these stories, whose predecessor was the famous A Christmas Carol. The Chimes focuses on Trotty, a poor elderly messenger who is filled with gloom over reports of crime and immorality in the newspapers. After losing faith in the society, Trotty follows a call to the church bell tower where he encounters goblins that teach him, and listeners, lessons in the form of visions about the mistreatment of the lower class in society. This story of social awakening inspires listeners to treat everyone with fair kindness.
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Summary
Summary
In the 1840s Charles Dickens wrote five short stories with strong social and moral messages. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In, is the second of these stories, whose predecessor was the famous A Christmas Carol.
The Chimes focuses on Trotty, a poor elderly messenger who is filled with gloom over reports of crime and immorality in the newspapers. After losing faith in the society, Trotty follows a call to the church bell tower where he encounters goblins that teach him, and listeners, lessons in the form of visions about the mistreatment of the lower class in society.
This story of social awakening inspires listeners to treat everyone with fair kindness.
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Author Bio: Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was born in Landport, Portsmouth, England, the second of eight children in a family continually plagued by debt. A legacy brought release from the nightmare of debtors’ prison and child labor and afforded him a few years of formal schooling. He worked as an attorney’s clerk and newspaper reporter until his early writings brought him the amazing success that was to be his for the remainder of his life. He was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and he remains popular, responsible for some of English literature’s most iconic characters.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Fiction/Classics |
| Runtime: | 3.70 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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