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The Cricket on the Hearth is a novella by Charles Dickens, written in 1845. It is the third of Dickens' five Christmas books, the others being A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Battle of Life (1846), and The Haunted Man (1847).
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.
A Golden Deer Classics Audio Book.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (8.9K)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon
GenreLiterary Classics
Length3 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byJanet Paulson
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 27, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chirp the First, Part 1
5Chirp the Second, Part 3
2Chirp the First, Part 2
6Chirp the Third, Part 1
3Chirp the Second, Part 1
7Chirp the Third, Part 2
4Chirp the Second, Part 2
8Chirp the Third, Part 3
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