The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year in by Charles Dickens

The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year in

The Christmas Books #2

Charles Dickens

104 pages • first pub 1844 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

This volume contains Charles Dickens's 1844 short story "The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In". Published one year after "A Christmas Carol" and one year before "The Cricket on the Hearth", this book...

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Moods

emotional 52%
reflective 50%
dark 47%
sad 32%
hopeful 30%
challenging 17%
inspiring 17%
mysterious 17%
adventurous 7%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%
funny 2%
informative 2%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 30%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12%

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3.11

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