THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. A FAIRY TALE OF HOME: 1846 edition, illustrated

By Charles Dickens

Book Overview

1846 - 11th edition, illustrated.The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home is a novella by Charles Dickens in 20 December 1845. Dickens began writing the book around 17 October 1845 and finished it by 1 December. Like all of Dickens's Christmas books, it was published in book form, not as a serial. Dickens described the novel as "quiet and domestic [...] innocent and pretty." It is subdivided into chapters called "Chirps", similar to the "Quarters" of The Chimes or the "Staves" of A Christmas Carol. It is the third of Dickens's five Christmas books, preceded by A Christmas Carol (1843) and The Chimes (1844), and followed by The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520655843
• ISBN13: 9781520655840
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"