THE
CRICKET ON THE HEARTH.
A
FAIRY TALE OF HOME.
—————
BY
CHARLES DICKENS.
ELEVENTH EDITION.
London:
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR,
———
BY BRADBURY AND EVANS, 90, FLEET STREET,
AND WHITEFRIARS.
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MDCCCXLVI.
LONDON:
BRADBURY AND EVANS, PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.
TO
LORD JEFFREY
THIS LITTLE STORY IS INSCRIBED,
WITH
THE AFFECTION AND ATTACHMENT OF HIS FRIEND,
THE AUTHOR.
December, 1845.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
| Engraver. | Artist. | |
| [Frontispiece] | Thompson. | D. Maclise, R.A. |
| [Title] | G. Dalziel. | D. Maclise, R.A. |
| [Chirp the First] | G. Dalziel. | R. Doyle. |
| [The Carrier's Cart] | T. Williams. | C. Stanfield, R.A. |
| [John's Arrival] | E. Dalziel. | J. Leech. |
| [John and Dot] | Swain. | J. Leech. |
| [Chirp the Second] | E. Dalziel. | R. Doyle. |
| [Caleb at Work] | G. Dalziel. | J. Leech. |
| [Boxer] | T. Williams. | E. Landseer, R.A. |
| [Tilly Slowboy] | Groves. | J. Leech. |
| [Mrs. Fielding's Lecture] | E. Dalziel. | J. Leech. |
| [Chirp the Third] | T. Williams. | R. Doyle. |
| [John's Reverie] | Groves. | J. Leech. |
| [The Dance] | Swain. | J. Leech. |