The Cricket on the Hearth - Charles Dickens

The Cricket on the Hearth

By Charles Dickens

  • Release Date: 1934-01-01
  • Genre: Classics
Score: 4
4
From 70 Ratings

Description

The story is within a small family. The husband, John Peerybingle who is a carrier and his wife Dot who is very young. They have a son and their nanny lives with them. It is this chirps of this Cricket, which makes them feel the security and sense some danger that comes to the house. One fine day, a mysterious elderly stranger visits this family and takes up lodging with them for a few days.

Reviews

  • Pleasant

    4
    By Monkeysnana
    This was a very pleasant short story to read. I enjoyed this book although you can tell it has not been written recently.