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The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home is a novella by Charles Dickens, published by Bradbury and Evans, and released 20 December 1845 with illustrations by Daniel Maclise, John Leech, Richard Doyle, Clarkson Stanfield and Edwin Henry Landseer.
- Charles Dickens
- 1845
The Cricket on the Hearth, short tale written by Charles Dickens as a Christmas book for 1845 but published in 1846. The title creature is a sort of barometer of life at the home of John Peerybingle and his much younger wife Dot. When things go well, the cricket on the hearth chirps; it is silent.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 9, 2012 · ‘The hearth she has—how often!—blessed and brightened,’ said the Cricket; ‘the hearth which, but for her, were only a few stones and bricks and rusty bars, but which has been, through her, the Altar of your Home; on which you have nightly sacrificed some petty passion, selfishness, or care, and offered up the homage of a tranquil mind ...
Mar 10, 2007 · The Cricket on the Hearth Original Publication: New York The Platt & Peck Co. Copyright, 1905, by The Baker & Taylor Company Note: Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #20795 (Some B & W illustrations) #37581 (Many fine B & W illustrations) #678 (Not illustrated) Contents: Chirp the First Chirp the Second Chirp the Third Credits
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- The Cricket on the Hearth
- Williams, George Alfred, 1875-1932
A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket on the Hearth (1845) captivated Victorians with stories of love, redemption, forgiveness, kindness and family. The Cricket on the Hearth is a heartwarming story of two families - the Peerybingles and the Plummers.
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The story revolves around the life of John Peerybingle, his wife Dot, and their mysterious house cricket, who acts as a guardian angel to the family. With themes of love, forgiveness, and redemption, Dickens weaves a heartwarming tale that explores the complexities of human relationships and the power of kindness.
Oct 1, 1996 · The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home Note: Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #20795 (Some B & W illustrations) #37581 (Many fine B & W illustrations) #678 (Not illustrated) Credits: Transcribed from the Charles Scribner’s Sons “Works of Charles Dickens” edition by David Price Language: English ...
