"When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success, and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of A Christmas Carol, a book so popular it has become part...

An adaptation of Daniel Defoe's novel about a young Englishman's adventures when he finds himself stranded on a snall island after being shipwrecked.

Relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

The classic story of an orphaned blacksmith's apprentice who is aided by an unknown benefactor.

An abridged version of the novel in which detectives Holmes and Watson investigate the tale of a hound that haunts a family living by the lonely moors of Devonshire.