Project Gutenberg 2011-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 237 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Doyle, Richard 1824 1883 Kitcat, Dick Doyle, R. (Richard) Landseer, Edwin Henry, Sir 1802 1873 Landseer Landseer, Sir Edwin Henry Leech, John 1817 1864 Leech, J. (John) Maclise, Daniel 1806 1870 M'Clise, D. (Daniel) Maclise, D. (Daniel) Croquis, Alfred Stanfield, Clarkson 1793 1867 Stanfield, C. (Clarkson) The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home 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) Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home" by Charles Dickens is a fictional novella written in the mid-19th century. It centers around the Peerybingle family, particularly focusing on young Mrs. Peerybingle, affectionately called Dot, and her husband John, a carrier, as they navigate the joys and challenges of home life. The tale is infused with themes of love, companionship, and the comfort of home, symbolized by the cricket that chirps on the hearth, suggesting that happiness can thrive in the simplest of settings. At the start of the story, we meet Mrs. Peerybingle, who is busy in her snug home, setting the kettle on the fire and chatting about the evening's excitement as she prepares for her husband’s return. The kettle and a cricket on the hearth come to life in a whimsical way, representing elements of comfort and festivity in their relationship. John's entrance is met with warmth and humor despite the dreariness of the weather outside. Their lively banter showcases their affection for one another. The narrative hints at underlying tensions, especially with the introduction of a mysterious old gentleman staying with them, as well as the character of Gruff and Tackleton, who is set to marry Dot’s old friend, May. This sets the stage for intertwining lives and the exploration of love and contentment within the confines of a domestic setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/37581/37581-h/images/i_cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37581/37581-h/images/i_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Christmas stories, English Holidays -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 235236 2025-08-15T09:19:46.835754 text/html 234592 2021-01-08T04:41:09 text/html 1478437 2025-08-15T09:19:55.372696 application/epub+zip 1478501 2025-08-15T09:19:49.768741 application/epub+zip 159715 2025-08-15T09:19:47.242738 application/epub+zip 2871619 2025-08-15T09:19:58.153671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2849178 2025-08-15T09:19:52.822739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213047 2022-09-17T08:29:14.248734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203932 2025-08-15T09:19:46.297741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203669 2021-01-08T04:41:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23454 2025-08-15T09:19:58.320670 application/rdf+xml 20419 2025-08-15T09:19:47.324729 image/jpeg 2733 2025-08-15T09:19:47.284719 image/jpeg 1494194 2021-01-08T04:41:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 79584 2021-01-08T04:41:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 1492594 2025-08-15T09:19:46.902721 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia