The Cricket on the Hearth
3.0/ 5
4 ratings
About This Book
One of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle's house for a few days.
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Sign InEnglish Christmas storiesShort storiesChristmas storiesSocial life and customsJuvenile fictionFictionEnglish Short storiesSocial conditionsEngland, fictionFiction, short stories (single author)British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Children's fiction
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Book Details
First Published
1846
Pages
119 pages
Rating
3.0 / 5
Ratings
4
Editions
774
Publisher
Eliana Press
Language
RUS, ENG, FRE
Status
Published
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