The Cricket on the Hearth
A Fairy Tale of Home
Charles Dickens's third Christmas story focuses on morality within a functioning family.
By Charles Dickens Read by Simon Prebble Fiction / Historical / Holiday English, Unabridged 3h 22m Sell Sheet
| Format | Release Date | List Price | Your Price | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Audio CDs | October 25, 2016 | $39.99 | $29.99 | 9781520019420 | Add to Cart |
| 1 MP3 CDs | October 25, 2016 | $29.99 | $19.99 | 9781520019468 | Add to Cart |
Description
In the 1840s Charles Dickens wrote 5 short stories with strong social and moral messages. The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home, is the third of these stories. Following the home life of John Peerybingle, the story introduces the many people in John’s family and life along with a cricket that acts as the guardian angel of the family. Like its predecessors, this story also contains heavy social and moral implications. However it differs from A Christmas Carol and The Chimes, in that its main theme focuses on actions that affect the family rather than action affecting society as a whole.
