The Chimes (Penguin Archive)
Charles Dickens
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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
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 Yearās 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 Dickensā āChristmas storiesā,Ā The ChimesĀ is charming and surprising manifesto for empathy for our fellow man.
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Charles Dickens
Ā
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
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 Yearās 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 Dickensā āChristmas storiesā,Ā The ChimesĀ is charming and surprising manifesto for empathy for our fellow man.
