The Chimes is the 2^nd of the five 'Christmas Books' written by Charles Dickens in the 1840s. The most successful of which was A Christmas Carol and while it's still well known today, the other four books have slipped out of the public eye.

·      A Christmas Carol (1843)

·      The Chimes (1844)

·      The Cricket on the Hearth (1845),

·      The Battle of Life (1846)

·      The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848)

Keen readers and movie buffs will spot that the script writers of perennial Christmas favourite It's A Wonderful Life owe more than a passing credit to Charles Dickens and the plot of The Chimes.