Project Gutenberg 2007-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 179 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Williams, George Alfred 1875 1932 The Cricket on the Hearth New York The Platt & Peck Co. Copyright, 1905, by The Baker & Taylor Company Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cricket_on_the_Hearth Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #20795 (Some B & W illustrations) #37581 (Many fine B & W illustrations) #678 (Not illustrated) Chirp the First Chirp the Second Chirp the Third Produced by Jason Isbell, Emma Morgan Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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 ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Christmas stories, English Holidays -- Fiction PR Text Children's Literature Category: Novels Category: British Literature 223762 2025-07-08T14:57:49.849708 text/html 223412 2019-08-08T14:05:38 text/html 1259504 2025-07-08T14:57:55.331684 application/epub+zip 1256850 2025-07-08T14:57:51.582713 application/epub+zip 154774 2025-07-08T14:57:50.470696 application/epub+zip 1394070 2025-07-08T14:57:58.217662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1371417 2025-07-08T14:57:54.523663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233104 2022-09-10T04:13:09.074769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204349 2025-07-08T14:57:49.365717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204057 2012-12-23T14:14:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10717838 2007-03-12T13:47:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 22156 2025-07-08T14:57:58.353638 application/rdf+xml 12755 2025-07-08T14:57:50.960684 image/jpeg 3662 2025-07-08T14:57:50.713678 image/jpeg 1158300 2019-08-08T14:07:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 79152 2012-12-23T14:15:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 1224428 2025-07-08T14:57:49.897744 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia