The Chimes: Charles Dickens (Penguin Archive) - Softcover

Dickens, Charles

 
9780241746776: The Chimes: Charles Dickens (Penguin Archive)
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ISBN 10: 0241746779 ISBN 13: 9780241746776
Verlag: Penguin Classics, 2025

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Trotty Veck, an elderly porter, has read so many newspaper reports about crime and immorality that he believes the working classes are irredeemable. But, on New Year’s Eve, summoned to the church tower by a mysterious chiming, Trotty witnesses his own death, and is taken on a ghostly journey that will force him to reassess his conviction. One of Dickens’ ‘Christmas stories’, The Chimes is charming and surprising manifesto for empathy for our fellow man.

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Charles Dickens was born in 1812. When he was twelve, his father was sent to a debtor's prison and he was sent to work; the experiences from this time always haunted him. After a brief career as a reporter Dickens began writing novels. Published in serial form, his work grew rapidly in popularity, beginning with The Pickwick Papers.
Today, Charles Dickens is one of the most recognized celebrities of English literature. His many books include Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol.

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Trotty Veck, an elderly porter, has read so many newspaper reports about crime and immorality that he believes the working classes are irredeemable. But, on New Year’s Eve, summoned to the church tower by a mysterious chiming, Trotty witnesses his own death, and is taken on a ghostly journey that will force him to reassess his conviction. One of Dickens’ ‘Christmas stories’, The Chimes is charming and surprising manifesto for empathy for our fellow man.

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Verlag
Penguin Classics
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0241746779
ISBN 13 
9780241746776
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
128
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Madrid
Madrid
Spanien

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