6 Top short stories books like The Chimes by Charles Dickens

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The Chimes

By: Charles Dickens

3.54

Format: 230 pages,

"The Chimes" is Charles Dickens 1844 novella that concerns the disillusionment of Toby "Trotty" Vec…

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1. Agnes Grey

By: Anne Brontë , Angeline Goreau

3.71

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition can be found here. Drawing heavily from personal experience, Anne Bro… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"Dakle,"

-Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey

"No one cares for the exterior."

-Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey

"But, God knows best, I concluded."

-Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey

"If you require perfection, you never will"

-Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey

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2. The Mind of the Maker

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.18

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing meditation on… read more

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"To complain that man measures God by his own experience is a waste of time; man measures everything by his own experience; he has no other yardstick."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker

"The more genuinely creative [the writer] is, the more he will want his work to develop in accordance with its own nature, and to stand independent of himself"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker

"It will be sent that, although the writer's love is verily a jealous love, it is a jealousy for and not of his creatures. He will tolerate no interference either with them or between them and himself."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker

"The making of miracles to edification was as ardently admired by pious Victorians as it was sternly discouraged by Jesus of Nazareth. Not that the Victorians were unique in this respect. Modern write…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker

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3. Dodge & Twist: A Sequel To Oliver Twist

By: Tony Lee

3.56

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

TENTH ANNIVERSARY Please note, all reviews before 2021 are for the old version. "OCEANS ELEVEN mee… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving

By: Louisa May Alcott , James Bernardin

3.81

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Thanksgiving morning is here, and the Bassett family's cozy kitchen is filled with the hustle and b… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
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5. A Literary Christmas: An Anthology

By: None , British Library

3.87

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

For as long as Christmas has been celebrated, poets and writers have sought to explore every aspect… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. An Old-Fashioned Girl

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

It was first serialised in the Merry's Museum magazine between July and August in 1869 and consiste… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"There can't be too much charity!"

-Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl

"A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman."

-Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl

"When you feel out of sorts, try to make some one else happy, and you will soon be so yourself."

-Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl

"We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly."

-Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl

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7. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

By: L. Frank Baum

3.81

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

Every child knows about Santa Claus, the jolly man who brings gifts to all on Christmas. There are … read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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8. The Chimes

By: Charles Dickens

3.54

Format: 230 pages,

"The Chimes" is Charles Dickens 1844 novella that concerns the disillusionment of Toby "Trotty" Vec… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. Cranford

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

3.81

Format: 4 pages, Paperback

'It is very pleasant dining with a bachelor...I only hope it is not improper; so many pleasant thin… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Nutcracker

By: E.T.A. Hoffmann , Ralph Manheim , Maurice Sendak

3.93

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

The tale of Nutcracker, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, co… read more

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  • christmas
  • classics
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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11. The Romance of a Christmas Card

By: Kate Douglas Wiggin

3.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

-My door is on the latch tonight, The hearth fire is aglow. I seem to hear swift passing feet -- Th… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book

By: Washington Irving , Randolph Caldecott

4.51

Format: 192 pages,

A charming volume of old English Christmas traditions written by famed American author Washington I… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
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13. Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8)

By: P.G. Wodehouse

3.33

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves, in this stunning new… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Letters from Father Christmas

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Baillie Tolkien

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's ch… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

15. Death by Drowning and the Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie , Joan Hickson

4.09

Format: 156 pages,

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16. The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits

By: Les Standiford

4.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how one writer and one book revive… read more

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17. The Eyes

By: Edith Wharton

3.40

Format: None pages,

Phil, my dear boy, really -- what's the matter? Why don't you answer? Have you seen the eyes?' Fren… read more

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18. Mr. Dickens and His Carol: A Novel of Christmas Past

By: Samantha Silva

3.81

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

Shakespeare in Lovemeets A Christmas Carolin this transporting debut novel set during the whirlwind… read more

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19. The Man Whom the Trees Loved

By: Algernon Blackwood

4.15

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Algernon Henry Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English writer of tales of the supernatural. In his lat… read more

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20. King John

By: William Shakespeare , Paul Werstine

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ru… read more

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21. The Haunted Bookshop

By: Christopher Morley

3.55

Format: 320 pages,

"When you sell a man a book," says Roger Mifflin, protagonist of these classic bookselling novels, … read more

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22. A Merry Christmas and Other Christmas Stories

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Louisa May Alcott's enchanting Christmas stories, presented in a beautiful hardcover edition perfec… read more

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23. Christmas at Thompson Hall and Other Christmas Stories

By: Anthony Trollope

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Christmas at Thompson Hallbrings together the best of the Christmas stories of Anthony Trollope, on… read more

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24. Six Voices, One Story: The Heart of AmblesideOnline

By: AmblesideOnline Education Foundation

4.72

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

The AmblesideOnline Advisory began as a band of mothers who followed God and the vitalizing ideas o… read more

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25. Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

By: Cindy Rollins

4.75

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable … read more

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"The truth is that all humans are always seeing something, paying attention to something, learning something. Perhaps, we are learning every sort of sexual innuendo known to man by watching endless re…"

-Cindy Rollins, Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

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26. The Christmas Hirelings

By: Mary Elizabeth Braddon

3.61

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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27. A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems

By: Thomas Nelson Publishers

3.78

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This beautiful, giftable Christmas collection features old-fashioned works from classic authors who… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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28. A Classic Christmas: A Collection of Timeless Stories and Poems

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

During the hectic Christmas season, slow down with these heartwarming stories from some of literatu… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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29. You Are a Tree: And Other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer

By: Joy Marie Clarkson

4.10

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In a world dominated by technology and efficiency, we speak of ourselves as we process things, we … read more

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30. Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography

By: Holly Ordway

4.67

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Tolkien described The Lord of the Rings as “a fundamentally religious and Catholic work” and declar… read more

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31. All My Wild Mothers: Motherhood, Loss and an Apothecary Garden

By: Victoria Bennett

4.46

Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition

An intimate weaving of memoir and herbal folklore, All My Wild Mothers is a story of rewilding our … read more

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