"The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home" by Charles Dickens is a heartwarming story set in the mid-1800s about the Peerybingle family and what it means to create a happy home. The story focuses on Dot and John Peerybingle as they deal with life’s ups and downs surrounded by the love of family and friends. Represented by the ever-chirping cricket, their home is full of comfort and cheer despite what's going on outside. The arrival of a mysterious old man and the presence of Gruff and Tackleton, engaged to Dot’s friend May, create hidden tension that threatens their happy home. The themes of love and contentment are tested as these interconnected lives are explored within their domestic life.
The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home
By Charles Dickens
In a cozy home a cricket's chirping is a constant reminder of the strength of true love, although secrets and hidden emotions could change everything.
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About the AuthorCharles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
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