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‘The Chimes’ – Charles Dickens’ New Year’s ‘Carol’

Detail of 1845 frontispiece illustration by Daniel Maclise for 'The Chimes'. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

Charles Dickens’ most famous contribution to the reinvention of Christmas as we know it is, of course, A Christmas Carol, which we pointed out last week is the most frequently adapted work in all of English literature.