 Title page of first edition, 1844 with engraving by F.P. Becker | |
| Author | Charles Dickens |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In |
| Illustrator | Daniel Maclise Richard Doyle John Leech William Clarkson Stanfield |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novella |
| Publisher | Chapman & Hall |
Publication date | 1844 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 175 pp |
| Preceded by | A Christmas Carol |
| Followed by | The Cricket on the Hearth |
The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In, commonly referred to as The Chimes, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. It is the second in his series of "Christmas books", five novellas with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s. In addition to A Christmas Carol and The Chimes, the Christmas books include The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846), and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848).