The Chimes - Charles Dickens, Penguin Books LTD, Geoffrey Palmer, Geoffrey Palmer • BookLikes (ISBN:B0076YKB16)

The Chimes

by: Geoffrey Palmer (author) Geoffrey Palmer (author) Penguin Books LTD (author) Charles Dickens (author)

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Penguin Classics presents the audiobook adaptation of Dickens lesser-known Christmas novella, The Chimes, read by the actor Geoffrey Palmer. Toby Trotty; Veck, a downtrodden ticket-porter, is struggling with a decision. Will a visitation from spirits help him see the light? Scathing, dark, but also heart-warming, The Chimes is a thought-provoking Christmas read for fans of Dickens' social commentary. Part of a series of abridged, vintage recordings taken from the Penguin Archives. Affordable, collectable, quality productions - perfect for on-the-go listening.

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Format: Audible Audio Edition

ASIN: B0076YKB16

Publish date: 2012-02-08

Publisher: Penguin

Edition language: English

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Classics, Literature

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by Charles Dickens This was the first of Dickens' Christmas stories and predates A Christmas Carol by a year. It was also adapted to a stage play. It's rather typical of some of Dickens' earlier writings where there is a lot of dialogue with too many characters and it can get confusing as to wha...

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text 16 Tasks of the Festive Season: Square 16 - New Year’s Eve / St. Sylvester’s Day: Prophetic Bells

Well, well -- nothing like ringing in the New Year (albeit a day early) with Charles Dickens: What he did for Christmas in the story about the old miser Scrooge, he did again a year later for New Year's Eve with this story; which is, however, quite a bit darker than A Christmas Carol. Once again, a...

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Carpe Librum rated it

8 years ago

http://CarpeLibrum.booklikes.com Carpe Librum 2.0 The Chimes by Charles Dickens

text The Chimes by Charles Dickens

Like many other Dickens novels, I felt like I was dragging myself through this book. It felt sort of like trying to read The Professor after enjoying Villette. For everyone other than the 1 person who understands that reference, I mean to say that this book will disappoint if you're looking for anot...

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