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Title: The Cricket on the Hearth

Original Publication: New York
The Platt & Peck Co.
Copyright, 1905, by The Baker & Taylor Company

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cricket_on_the_Hearth

Note: Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook:
#20795 (Some B & W illustrations)
#37581 (Many fine B & W illustrations)
#678 (Not illustrated)

Contents: Chirp the First
Chirp the Second
Chirp the Third

Credits: Produced by Jason Isbell, Emma Morgan Isbell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The Cricket on the Hearth" by Charles Dickens is a novella written in the mid-19th century. This heartwarming tale explores themes of home, love, and the magic associated with simple domestic life during the Christmas season. The narrative revolves around the lives of John Peerybingle, his affectionate wife Dot, and their family, as they navigate their everyday lives alongside the charming character of the cricket, who symbolizes warmth and cheer. At the start of the story, the narrator playfully claims that the kettle began a musical competition with a chirping cricket before introducing characters like Mrs. Peerybingle and her husband John. The couple's dynamic is established through their banter concerning their home life and their roles as newlyweds. John's good-natured personality contrasts with the humorous challenges they face, while the cricket is depicted as a comforting presence in their home. The opening chapters set the stage for various character interactions and introduce a strange old gentleman who will soon play a significant role in the unfolding narrative, suggesting themes of unexpected connections and the influence of new arrivals in one's life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

Illustrator: Williams, George Alfred, 1875-1932

EBook No.: 20795

Published: Mar 10, 2007

Downloads: 218

Language: English

Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

Subject: Christmas stories, English

Subject: Holidays -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:20795:2 2007-03-10T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Williams, George Alfred Dickens, Charles en 1
2025-08-23T10:49:45Z The Cricket on the Hearth

This edition has images.

Title: The Cricket on the Hearth

Original Publication: New York
The Platt & Peck Co.
Copyright, 1905, by The Baker & Taylor Company

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cricket_on_the_Hearth

Note: Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook:
#20795 (Some B & W illustrations)
#37581 (Many fine B & W illustrations)
#678 (Not illustrated)

Contents: Chirp the First
Chirp the Second
Chirp the Third

Credits: Produced by Jason Isbell, Emma Morgan Isbell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The Cricket on the Hearth" by Charles Dickens is a novella written in the mid-19th century. This heartwarming tale explores themes of home, love, and the magic associated with simple domestic life during the Christmas season. The narrative revolves around the lives of John Peerybingle, his affectionate wife Dot, and their family, as they navigate their everyday lives alongside the charming character of the cricket, who symbolizes warmth and cheer. At the start of the story, the narrator playfully claims that the kettle began a musical competition with a chirping cricket before introducing characters like Mrs. Peerybingle and her husband John. The couple's dynamic is established through their banter concerning their home life and their roles as newlyweds. John's good-natured personality contrasts with the humorous challenges they face, while the cricket is depicted as a comforting presence in their home. The opening chapters set the stage for various character interactions and introduce a strange old gentleman who will soon play a significant role in the unfolding narrative, suggesting themes of unexpected connections and the influence of new arrivals in one's life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

Illustrator: Williams, George Alfred, 1875-1932

EBook No.: 20795

Published: Mar 10, 2007

Downloads: 218

Language: English

Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

Subject: Christmas stories, English

Subject: Holidays -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:20795:3 2007-03-10T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Williams, George Alfred Dickens, Charles en 1