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The Cricket on the Hearth

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The Cricket on the Hearth

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Jim Dale
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About this listen

The holidays are upon us, and this year Audible is very happy to present to our members one of Charles Dickens’ most popular Christmas stories, The Cricket on the Hearth. This holiday classic (original subtitle: “A Fairy Tale of Home”) tells the innocent, picturesque, and charming story of a poor family and their would-be guardian angel; in short, a delightful vision of Victorian Christmas. As always, a great story calls for a great voice, so we’ve brought in legendary actor and record-breaking Audie and Grammy award-winning narrator Jim Dale (The Night Circus). Happy holidays and happy listening!

Public Domain (P)2013 Audible Inc.
Classics Winter Christmas Happiness
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Even though the narration was very good, the subtle differences between characters’ accents made it hard to distinguish between them without a level of concentration that detracted from the story.
This however was a lovely and uplifting tale. I’m glad that I listened to it.

Lovely and uplifting

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Thoroughly enjoyed the production of this classic story from Dickens. Worth a listen any time of year.

Classic Storyline

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