The Chimes is the 2nd 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.
