Charles Dickens' The Chimes: A Radio Dramatization

Written by Charles Dickens

Narrated by Jerry Robbins and The Colonial Radio Players

Toby Veck is a humble porter who has lost his faith in humanity. Then high up in a church steeple, where spiders spin their castles in the air, the spirit of the bells appear to take Toby on a New Year's Eve journey where he discovers all he has to be grateful for.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Dec 6, 2011
• ISBN: 9781455835133

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was one of England's greatest writers. Best known for his classic serialized novels, such as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations, Dickens wrote about the London he lived in, the conditions of the poor, and the growing tensions between the classes. He achieved critical and popular international success in his lifetime and was honored with burial in Westminster Abbey.