The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home (World Classics, Unabridged) - Paperback

by Charles Dickens (Author)

John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket constantly chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle's house for a few days.