The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Large Print): A Fairy Tale of Home; 16 Point Font; Large Text; Large Type; Illustrated

THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME (With illustrations from the original 1845 edition.)
by Charles Dickens

EDITION: Cactus Classics Large Print - 16 Point Font
FONT: 16 point Garamond
BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)
COVER: Glossy
PAPER: Cream
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Yes
TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: Yes

Cactus Classics Large Print (16 point size) editions are typeset with the Garamond font. These editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space and good spacing between lines of text.

ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHOR

The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home was written by Charles Dickens (1812–1870) and was first published in 1845. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1845 edition.

The Cricket on the Hearth follows John Peerybingle, who is a carrier (deliveryman), and his young wife Dot during three climatic days before their first wedding anniversary.

The Chimes is the third of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.

Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.

OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS

• ISBN: 9781773600000 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Large Print)
• ISBN: 9781773600017 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Large Print)
• ISBN: 9781773600024 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Large Print)
• ISBN: 9781773600031 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Large Print)
• ISBN: 9781773600048 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Large Print)
• ISBN: 9781773600055 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Large Print)