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The Chimes by Charles Dickens

Written by Katie on 09/12/2009 — Leave a Comment

Synopsis from Amazon.com: The second of Dickens’ Christmas Books, The Chimes recounts the tale of a poor day laborer, Toby Veck. Like Scrooge, Toby is guided by a specter through the scenes that refocus his views of Victorian London with all its “stern realities.” This is not as well known as A Christmas Carol, and [...]

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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Written by Katie on 08/12/2008 — 1 Comment

Synopsis from Amazon: Ebenezer Scrooge, whose name is now synonymous with greed and parsimony, believes Christmas to be ‘humbug’. Refusing to donate any of his fortune to the poor, he comforts himself by saying, ‘I don’t make merry myself at Christmas, and I can’t afford to make idle people merry.’ But then the ghost of [...]

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