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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 Year's 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 Dickens' Christmas stories', The Chimes is charming and surprising manifesto for empathy for our fellow man.

The Chimes

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 4/17/2025
      ISBN13: 9780241746776, 978-0241746776
      ISBN10: 0241746779
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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 Year's 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 Dickens' Christmas stories', The Chimes is charming and surprising manifesto for empathy for our fellow man.

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