ManyRoads reviewed The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
One of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books
John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife …
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3 stars
This is clearly not among Dicken's best works. I remain amazed as to why it is classed as a Christmas tale.