- Paperback: 80 pages
- Publisher: Digireads.com (Jan 1 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1420931520
- ISBN-13: 978-1420931525
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 0.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 68 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #463,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The Cricket on the Hearth" is Charles Dickens 1845 novella, which marks the third of five Christmas books written by the author between 1843 and 1847. It is the story of John Peerybingle and his family who are visited by a guardian angel in the form of a cricket who is constantly chirping on their hearth. A delightfully fantastic story, "The Cricket on the Hearth" was the best-selling of Dickens five Christmas books and is a perfect little tale for the Christmas holiday season.
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Yuck!,
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This review is from: The Cricket on the Hearth: and Other Christmas Stories (Paperback)
When Dickens was good, he was very very good. When he was bad, he was wordy and sappy and boring. Did you ever wonder why you never heard of the three stories in this book? Because they're so unremarkable! The title story is the best; i.e. it's the only one that's even readable. Do yourself a favor, don't read this book
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crosseyed,
By john washington - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Cricket on the Hearth: and Other Christmas Stories (Paperback)
Just wanted to give potential buyers a warning that your copy, like mine, might have 'shifted plates'? Not sure what to call it but every page was double printed causing a ghosting effect throughout the book. Unfortunately it's unreadable.
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Odd size,
By Beaumont Hardy "Beaumont Hardy Editing" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Cricket on the Hearth (Paperback)
You can't beat Charles Dickens, and The Cricket on the Hearth is a great story. The book is surprisingly large and has a strangely homemade look to it. That adds to its charm.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Some Good Some Bad,
By Love To Read - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Cricket on the Hearth: and Other Christmas Stories (Paperback)
The Cricket on the Hearth was a great story. It kept my interest and was an effective short story. The Holly-Tree was good in the sense that it provided a really good picture of British inns and "Dickens" England. The Haunted House was quite boring. I gave it many chances thinking that it would improve but it only got worse. If it wasn't for the third story, I would have given the book a 4 star rating but it's worth buying for the first two. And reading it around Christmas time is a good idea.
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