Classic Literature

Perhaps best described as Dickens's ``other'' Christmas story, this is an elderly narrator's reminiscence of holidays past, each incident inspired by the gifts and toys that decorate the traditional tree. There is a range of appeal in the story itself, from snug memories of beloved toys to the passing along of eerie stories surrounding various childhood haunts.

Charles Dickens, a renowned English writer and social critic, wrote “The Poor Traveller” in 1858. This short story is part of his collection of stories, “The Holly-Tree Inn”, published by Bradbury and Evans.

"The Remarkable Rocket" is a short fairytale that was first published in 1888 in The Happy Prince and Other Tales which is a collection of five fairytales written by Oscar Wilde.

The Silver Hatchet is a simple little horror story set in the academic circles of Budapest. It was first published in the London Society magazine in 1883.Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887

An Honest Thief (Russian: Честный вор, Chestny vor) is an 1848 short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The story recounts the tale of the tragic drunkard, Emelyan Ilyitch.