A Christmas Carol / The Cricket on the Hearth

by Charles Dickens · 1970

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A Christmas Carol

Renowned for his penny-pinching ways, Scrooge's magical encounters with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future result in a delightful surprise for Tiny Tim and the whole Crachit family.

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The Cricket on the Hearth

The fairy-like influence of the cricket helps solve a misunderstanding that threatens to upset the happiness of John Peerybingle, and his young wife Dot.

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Audience
adult
Length
short · 199 pages

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