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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol — Charles Dickens. On Christmas Eve, the miser Ebenezer Scrooge receives visits from spirits who confront him with his past, present and possible future. Dickens’s ghost story links personal change with generosity toward those in need.
Charles DickensNovellaeBookA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court — Mark Twain. A nineteenth-century American mechanic finds himself in King Arthur's world and uses practical knowledge to gain power. Mark Twain's time-travel satire examines monarchy, superstition, technological progress, and the violence beneath romantic images of the past.
Mark TwainNoveleBookAlice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Lewis Carroll. Alice follows a hurried White Rabbit into a world where logic and ordinary rules dissolve. Her encounters with extraordinary creatures combine playful nonsense, curious conversations, and the uncertainty of growing up.
Lewis CarrollChildren’s literatureeBookTales from Long Ago
Tales from Long Ago — Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić. A young man seeks the truth while forgetting the person who needs him. A fisherman dreams of splendour and fails to recognise the happiness already in his house. A giant can move earth and water but needs a child's suggestion to know how. In Tales from Long Ago, extraordinary powers repeatedly expose an ordinary difficulty: understanding what we owe one another.
Ivana Brlić-MažuranićFairy taleseBookThrough the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-Glass — Lewis Carroll. Alice steps through a mirror into a world organized like an extraordinary chess game. Talking flowers, contradictory conversations, and unforgettable figures carry her toward becoming a queen in this playful companion to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Lewis CarrollChildren’s literatureeBook