The Chimes
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For dance music trio, see The Chimes (band).
| Author | Charles Dickens |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novella |
| Publisher | Chapman and Hall |
| Released | 1844 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 175 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
The Chimes. A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In London, a novel by Charles Dickens, was written in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. The Chimes are old Bells in a church. The book is divided into 4 "Quarters."
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[edit] Characters in "The Chimes"
- Toby "Trotty" Veck
- Margaret "Meg" Veck - Toby's 20 year old daughter
- Mrs. Anne Chickenstalker
- Alderman Cute
- Will Fern
- Lilian Fern, Will's niece
[edit] Film adaptation
The Chimes was adapted into a 24-minute clay-animated film in 2000 by Xyzoo Animation. It won a Cine Special Jury award in 2002.
[edit] References
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 99.
[edit] External links
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Online editions
- The Chimes, available at Project Gutenberg.
- The Chimes - Searchable HTML version.
- The Chimes - Easy to read HTML verson.
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