The Cricket on the Hearth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781503110564)

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 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.

Author: Charles Dickens
ISBN-10: 1503110567
ISBN-13: 9781503110564
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/06/2014
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.35d