Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. The Cricket on the Hearth is the story of John Peerybingle and his family who are visited by a guardian angel in the form of a cricket who is constantly chirping on their hearth. A delightfully fantastic story, it is a perfect little tale for the Christmas holiday season. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Christmas Stories III (C. Dickens)