The Chimes
Book • 1800
The story follows Toby 'Trotty' Veck, an elderly ticket-porter, who is disillusioned by reports of working-class crime and immorality.
On New Year's Eve, he is visited by the goblin spirits of the church bells, which show him visions of the bleak future of his daughter Meg and her fiancé Richard.
These visions serve as a lesson to Trotty, highlighting the harsh realities faced by the poor and the need for compassion and social change.
The novella ends with Trotty awakening on the day of Meg and Richard's wedding, suggesting a possible dream-within-a-dream scenario and inviting the reader to reflect on the stern realities depicted.
On New Year's Eve, he is visited by the goblin spirits of the church bells, which show him visions of the bleak future of his daughter Meg and her fiancé Richard.
These visions serve as a lesson to Trotty, highlighting the harsh realities faced by the poor and the need for compassion and social change.
The novella ends with Trotty awakening on the day of Meg and Richard's wedding, suggesting a possible dream-within-a-dream scenario and inviting the reader to reflect on the stern realities depicted.
