The Cricket on the Hearth
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LibriVox recording of The Cricket on the Hearth, by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Read by Ruth Golding.
The tale of John Peerybingle, the good-hearted carrier, and his young wife Mary ('Dot'), interwoven with the story of poor toymaker Caleb Plummer, his beloved blind daughter Bertha, and the harsh old toy merchant Tackleton, who is due to marry May Fielding, a childhood friend of Dot. Comic relief is provided by Tilly Slowboy, the disaster-prone nursemaid of John and Dot's baby, and Boxer, the family dog.
The cricket who chirps on the family hearth assumes fairy form to save the day when disaster looms in the form of a mysterious stranger. Sentimental? Certainly - but this, the third (1845) of Dickens' short Christmas books, is as charming and irresistible as its predecessors A Christmas Carol (1843) and The Chimes (1844).
The novella is subdivided into chapters called 'Chirps', similar to the 'Quarters' of The Chimes or the 'Staves' of A Christmas Carol. (Introduction by Ruth Golding)
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M4B Audiobook (107MB)
The tale of John Peerybingle, the good-hearted carrier, and his young wife Mary ('Dot'), interwoven with the story of poor toymaker Caleb Plummer, his beloved blind daughter Bertha, and the harsh old toy merchant Tackleton, who is due to marry May Fielding, a childhood friend of Dot. Comic relief is provided by Tilly Slowboy, the disaster-prone nursemaid of John and Dot's baby, and Boxer, the family dog.
The cricket who chirps on the family hearth assumes fairy form to save the day when disaster looms in the form of a mysterious stranger. Sentimental? Certainly - but this, the third (1845) of Dickens' short Christmas books, is as charming and irresistible as its predecessors A Christmas Carol (1843) and The Chimes (1844).
The novella is subdivided into chapters called 'Chirps', similar to the 'Quarters' of The Chimes or the 'Staves' of A Christmas Carol. (Introduction by Ruth Golding)
For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org.
M4B Audiobook (107MB)
- Addeddate
- 2011-12-31 16:27:53
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- Run time
- 3:54:11
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- Year
- 2011
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Reviewer:
Wmnoffaith1
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December 12, 2018
Subject: 5 Chirps for Charles Dickens and Ruth Golding
Subject: 5 Chirps for Charles Dickens and Ruth Golding
Anything Ruth narrates is a pleasure!
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TheBookworm
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January 31, 2012
Subject: Cricket
Subject: Cricket
Hear hear! I quite agree with Timmy. Thank you Ruth for another great recording.
TheBookworm (Manchester UK)
TheBookworm (Manchester UK)
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Timmy H
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January 30, 2012
Subject: Well read Dickens
Subject: Well read Dickens
Thank you for a beautifully read version of this often forgotten Dickens classic.
A well deserved 5 chirps
A well deserved 5 chirps
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