The Cricket on the Hearth illustrated

By: Dickens, Charles

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.The life of the Peerybingles intersects with that of Caleb Slummer, a poor toy maker employed by the miser Mr. Tackleton. Caleb has a blind daughter Bertha, and a son Edward, who traveled to South America and is thought to be dead.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08RJ8GFW1
• ISBN13: 9798587567863
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"