"The Cricket" — Tailpiece for "Chirp the Second" uncaptioned, unindexed thumbnail illustration by Luigi Rossi (95). 1912. 4 x 9.5 cm. Dickens's The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home, A and F Pears, 95. The Victorian Web.

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