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The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens · Booklabria

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The Cricket on the Hearth

RomanceShort Stories

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First published: 1846
Editions: 773 in 9 languages

Synopsis

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.

Subjects: Romance
Short Stories
Children's fiction
Social life and customs
Historical
England
Set in: England
Time: 19th Century
Characters: Charles Dickens

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773 in 9 languages

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English746 French9 Russian3 Spanish3 All 9 languages

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