The Cricket on the Hearth

by Charles Dickens

Overview

This third novella in Dickens’s famous Christmas series presents a charming Victorian fantasy drama of love, deceit, and stunning surprises.

It’s Christmastime and the Peerybingle home is bustling. Mr. Peerybingle, his wife ,Dot, and their baby boy are joined by the nanny, Tilly, as well as the chirping cricket on the hearth who watches over them all. But when a mysterious traveler comes to stay with them, his presence sets off a cascade of trickery and misunderstandings. Though jealousy and distrust threaten the Christmas cheer, friendly faces from near and far will come together in the spirit of the season.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504080880
Publisher:	Open Road Media
Publication date:	11/29/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	115
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

An international celebrity during his lifetime, Charles Dickens (1812­–1870) is widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His classic works include A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, and A Tale of Two Cities, one of the bestselling novels of all time. When Dickens was twelve years old, his father was sent to debtors’ prison, and the boy was forced to work in a boot-blacking factory to support his family. The experience greatly shaped both his fiction and his tireless advocacy for children’s rights and social reform.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington

Editorial Reviews

"By handling the fairytale in his own manner, he is able to be touching on his own terms. I found tears starting to my eyes."  —Telegraph

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