The Cricket on the Hearth
1845 · literary fiction · children
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Set in 2 places · 2 primarySense of Place
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Description · Open Library (CC0)
One of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books 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.
Screen adaptations
- Cricket on the Hearth (1967)film
Set in
- ★London · United Kingdom★ primary
- ★England · United Kingdom★ primaryUnnamed English village setting
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