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The third of Dickens' Christmas books, The Cricket on the Hearth follows the enduring classic A Christmas Carol and Hesperus' well-received volume The Chimes. With the same festive cheer and uplifting spirit, this tale is a charming read for Christmas and throughout the year. Mr and Mrs Peerybingle have a very special guardian angel: their family is protected by a cricket who constantly chirps on their hearth. The Peerybingles have been happily married for a year when their miserly acquaintance, Mr Tackleton, plants a seed of doubt in Mr Peerybingle's mind, making him start to have second thoughts about the marriage. He even shows Jon a scene where Mrs Peerybingle appears to be cheating on him with their mysterious lodger. Poor Mr Peerybingle is devastated and contemplating the drastic step of divorce. But in steps their trusty cricket who chirps his way to convincing Mr Peerybingle that it has all been a huge misunderstanding. The happy ending is complete when the meddling Mr Tackleton realises the error of his ways and turns over a new leaf. With his typical wit, Dickens delivers a light-hearted Christmas tale to entertain and amuse.

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'By handling the fairytale in his own manner, he is able to be touching on his own terms. I found tears starting to my eyes' A.N. Wilson, The Telegraph 'A good Christmas book, illuminated with extra gas, crammed with extra bonbons, French plums and sweetness' William Makepeace Thackeray

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Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of England's most important literary figures. His works enjoyed enormous success in his day and are still regarded as among the most popular and widely read classics of all time.

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