The Christmas Books, Vol 2: The Cricket on the Heart/The Battle of Life/The Haunted Man

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Stories in this volume are, "The cricket on the hearth", "The battle of life", and "The haunted man". The moods of these books range from terrible descriptions of Victorian poverty to impressions of seasonal jollity. Each piece is of value in assessing Dickens' development as a writer and social critic.

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