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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 Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe
Darkly intense story in which a man is haunted by his misdeeds.
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
A woman receives some bad news and has an unexpected response.
The Signalman by Charles Dickens
Spooky story about suspicious happenings in a railway tunnel.
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Children's story in which a bad tempered giant learns not to be selfish.
The Sealed Room by Arthur Conan Doyle
Solicitor Frank Alder meets a disturbed young man with a very strange inheritance.
The Mezzotint by M R James
A museum curator notices an engraving changes each time he looks at it.
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
Sad Christmas story about a poor little girl who sells matches to pay for Christmas.
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
Children's story about a living statue's quest to help others.
The Gift of the Magi by O Henry
Christmas story in which a poor, young married couple sacrifice everything to buy gifts.
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.
Christmas Storms and Sunshine by Elizabeth Gaskell
Christmas story in which warring neighbours make peace.
At Christmas Time by Anton Chekhov
An illiterate couple worry when their daughter doesn't reply to their letters.
A Dill Pickle by Katherine Mansfield
A woman bumps into an ex-lover and wonders if she has made a mistake.