The Cricket On The Hearth - Characters

Characters

  • John Peerybingle, a carrier; a lumbering, slow, honest man
  • Mrs. Mary Peerybingle, ("Dot"), John Peerybingle's wife
  • Caleb Plummer, a poor old toymaker in the employ of Tackleton
  • Bertha Plummer, the blind daughter of Caleb Plummer
  • Edward Plummer, the son of Caleb Plummer
  • Tackleton, (called "Gruff and Tackleton"), a stern, ill-natured, sarcastic toy merchant
  • May Fielding, a friend to Mrs. Peerybingle
  • Mrs. Fielding, her mother; a little, peevish, querulous old lady
  • Tilly Slowboy, a great clumsy girl; Mrs. Peerybingle's nursemaid

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