A nice edition of this Christmas classic by Charles Dickens includes 30 illustrations. The Cricket on the Hearth was published in 1845 in a version with illustrations by 5 artists. This edition uses illustrations from a 1900 version. It was one of Dickens' five Christmas books. It is divided into chapters called "Chirps", similar to the "Staves" of A Christmas Carol. It is the story of John Peerybingle, a carrier, who lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the ...
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A nice edition of this Christmas classic by Charles Dickens includes 30 illustrations. The Cricket on the Hearth was published in 1845 in a version with illustrations by 5 artists. This edition uses illustrations from a 1900 version. It was one of Dickens' five Christmas books. It is divided into chapters called "Chirps", similar to the "Staves" of A Christmas Carol. It is the story of John Peerybingle, a carrier, who 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.
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