Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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My review of Charles Dickens' third Christmas novel - The Cricket on the Hearth (1845).
In this novel a surprise guest at the Peerybingle's house threatens their domestic bliss. Meanwhile Caleb Plummer and his blind daughter must contend with the grumpy businessman Tackleton.
Of course it's Christmas so a happy ending is inevitable? Or is it? What does Dickens' ending mean for the Peerybingles et al?

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