Engraved Title-page, or, The Spirit of The Chimes, drawn by Daniel Maclise, R. A., and engraved by F. P. Becker, 14.9 cm high by 8.5 cm wide (5 ¾ by 3 ¼ inches). The printed title-page, dated "MDCCCXLV." Eighth edition. The gold-embossed scarlet book-cover. [Click on the images to enlarge them; mouse over links.]
Related Material
- Introduction to the illustrations
- A favorable review of The Chimes in the 1844 Illustrated London News
- Three Contemporary Responses to Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol in The Illustrated London News
- The Christmas Books of Charles Dickens — A Christmas Carol and other stories
- The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang An Old Year Out and A New Year In (16 December 1844)
- Dramas from The Chimes (1845 to 1920)
- "The Chimes" Illustrated: Ten Woodcuts and Two Steel Engravings
- A. E. Abbey's American Household Edition Illustration "What's the matter? What's the matter?" said the gentleman for whom the door was opened (1876)
- Illustrations for Dickens's "Christmas Books" by Fred Barnard (from the 1878 Household Edition)
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Bibliography
Cohen, Jane Rabb. Charles Dickens and His Original Illustrators. Columbus: Ohio State U. P., 1980.
Dickens, Charles. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang An Old Year Out and A New Year In. Illustrated by John Leech, Daniel Maclise, Richard Doyle, and Clarkson Stanfield. London: Chapman and Hall, 16 December 1844 [Printed title-page dated "1845"].
Dickens, Charles. Christmas Books. Illustrated by Fred Barnard. The Household Edition. London: Chapman and Hall, 1878. Vol. XVII.
Dickens, Charles. Christmas Books. Illustrated by Harry Furniss. The Charles Dickens Library Edition Edition. London: Educational Book, 1910. Vol. VIII.
Dickens, Charles. Christmas Stories. Illustrated by A. E. Abbey. The Household Edition. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1876. Vol. V.
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