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The Cricket on the Hearth

by Charles Dickens · 1846

Historical Fiction · ranked #37 in category

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

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Category
Historical Fiction
First published
1846 · 1840s
Author
Charles Dickens
Standing
Recommended

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