The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In & The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of

by Charles Dickens

Book Overview

On New Year's Eve, Trotty, a poor elderly "ticket-porter" or casual messenger, is filled with gloom at the reports of crime and immorality in the newspapers, and wonders whether the working classes are simply wicked by nature. His daughter Meg and her long-time fianc Richard arrive and announce their decision to marry next day. Trotty hides his misgivings, but their happiness is dispelled by an encounter with the pompous Alderman Cute, plus a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 938983810X
• ISBN13: 9789389838107
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Throne Classics
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"