The Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 creator text utu 1996 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home" by Charles Dickens is a novella published in 1845. John Peerybingle, a humble carrier, lives happily with his young wife Dot until a mysterious stranger arrives at their home. When John witnesses what appears to be a betrayal between Dot and the disguised lodger, his world shatters. As he contemplates revenge, the cheerful cricket on their hearth reveals visions that challenge everything he believes about his wife's faithfulness and their marriage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 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) Release date is 1996-10-01 Transcribed from the Charles Scribner’s Sons “Works of Charles Dickens” edition by David Price Original publication data not identified England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Christmas stories, English Holidays -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/678 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/678 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133034.0 678