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The Signalman by Charles Dickens

Spooky story about suspicious happenings in a railway tunnel.

A Dill Pickle by Katherine Mansfield

A woman bumps into an ex-lover and wonders if she has made a mistake.

The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

Children's story in which a bad tempered giant learns not to be selfish.

The Mezzotint by M R James

A museum curator notices an engraving changes each time he looks at it.

At Christmas Time by Anton Chekhov

An illiterate couple worry when their daughter doesn't reply to their letters.

The Elves and the Shoemaker by the Brothers Grimm

Christmas story about a poor cobbler who gets some magical help to do his work.

Papa Panov's Special Christmas by Leo Tolstoy

A lonely man receives divine inspiration in a dream and spends Christmas helping others.

The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde

Children's story about a living statue's quest to help others.

The Sealed Room by Arthur Conan Doyle

Solicitor Frank Alder meets a disturbed young man with a very strange inheritance.

Christmas Storms and Sunshine by Elizabeth Gaskell

Christmas story in which warring neighbours make peace.

The Gift of the Magi by O Henry

Christmas story in which a poor, young married couple sacrifice everything to buy gifts.

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

Darkly intense story in which a man is haunted by his misdeeds.

The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire by Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes and Watson assist a man who suspects a vampire is wreaking havoc in his household.

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

A woman receives some bad news and has an unexpected response.

The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen

Sad Christmas story about a poor little girl who sells matches to pay for Christmas.