The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home by Charles Dickens
"The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home" by Charles Dickens is a novella published in 1845. John Peerybingle, a humble carrier, lives happily with his young wife Dot until a mysterious stranger arrives at their home. When John witnesses what appears to be a betrayal between Dot and the disguised lodger, his world shatters. As he contemplates revenge, the cheerful cricket on their hearth reveals visions that challenge everything
he believes about his wife's faithfulness and their marriage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cricket_on_the_Hearth |
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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 |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Christmas stories, English |
| Subject | Holidays -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 678 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 8, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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