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. 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 angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle's house for a few days.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	December 16, 2017
ISBN13	9781981735914
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	86
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 5 mm · 127 g
Language	English

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