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May Fielding    appeared in the Dickens novel    Cricket on the Hearth Former lover of Edward Plummer, she is reunited with him after nearly marrying Tackleton at the urging of her mother, Mrs Fielding. Arts & Literature > Dickens Characters

John Peerybingle    appeared in the Dickens novel    Cricket on the Hearth Carrier, deliverer of goods, who is much older than his wife, Mary. Arts & Literature > Dickens Characters

Mary (Dot) Peerybingle    appeared in the Dickens novel    Cricket on the Hearth Mary is the much younger wife of John. She is called Dot due to her small size and dumpling shape. Her parents are Old Dot and Mrs Dot, both also small. Mary works to reunite old lovers May Fielding and Edward Plummer. Mary. Arts & Literature > Dickens Characters

Bertha Plummer    appeared in the Dickens novel    Cricket on the Hearth Blind daughter of poor toymaker, Caleb Plummer. To help ease Bertha's way Caleb has made her believe that the unfeeling Tackleton is their kind friend and the unknowing Bertha falls in love with him. Arts & Literature > Dickens Characters

Caleb Plummer    appeared in the Dickens novel    Cricket on the Hearth Poor toymaker who works for the hard-hearted Tackleton. Acting as the eyes of his blind daughter, Bertha, he tenderly embellishes their humble home and ragged clothes and makes her believe that the unfeeling Tackleton is their friend. Arts & Literature > Dickens Characters

Edward Plummer    appeared in the Dickens novel    Cricket on the Hearth Son of Caleb and sister to Bertha. Edward was the former lover of May Fielding, went away to sea, and was supposed dead. With the help of Mary Peerybingle, he is reunited with May on the day she is supposed to marry Tackleton. Arts & Literature > Dickens Characters

Tilly Slowboy    appeared in the Dickens novel    Cricket on the Hearth Angular and clumsy nurse to the Peerybingle's infant son. Arts & Literature > Dickens Characters

Tackleton    appeared in the Dickens novel    Cricket on the Hearth Known as Gruff and Tackleton, the name of his toymaking business. He is the Scrooge of the story, a hard-hearted, unfeeling man who has lived off of children all his life. He is the employer of Caleb Plummer and schemes to marry May Fielding. Like Scrooge, he softens at the end of the story. Arts & Literature > Dickens Characters

The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens    was titled from the literary source    Il Penseroso John Milton Arts & Literature > Book Titles - Literary Sources