num_pages: 118
description: Dickens's delightful evocations of a Victorian Christmas include the title story, a heartwarming fable of home life; "The Holly-Tree," concerning love reclaimed at a country inn; and "The Haunted House," an entertaining account of a belligerent ghost. Combining realism and fantasy, these tales attest to their author's flair for characterization and the picturesque.
language: English
title: The Cricket on the Hearth and Other Christmas Stories
titlecomplete: The Cricket on the Hearth and Other Christmas Stories
genres: Fiction, Holiday, Short Stories, Literature, Classics, Christmas
ratings_count: 175
publisher: Dover Publications