Is there a more enduring, legendary detective than Sherlock Holmes? This quintessential collection includes many of the famous cases that made the legendary Sherlock Holmes one of fiction's most popular creations. Set against the foggy backdrop of London and the English countryside, each story unravels an exciting new mystery, from mistaken identity and ominous omens to counterfeit currency and jewellery theft. Including 'A Scandal in Bohemia', 'The...

"Great Expectations is among the most masterful of Charles Dickens's novels. Displaying extraordinary tragicomic range, Dickens blends an atmosphere of brooding violence and guilt with sharp and often disturbing humor to create a drama charged with the thrilling intensity of a detective story and the poignancy of a spiritual autobiography. Much of the novel's power comes from Dickens's unequaled skill at making even the most wildly eccentric of characters...

The epitome of the chivalric novel, Ivanhoe sweeps readers into Medieval England and the lives of a memorable cast of characters. Ivanhoe, a trusted ally of Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, returns from the Crusades to reclaim the inheritance his father denied him. Rebecca, a vibrant, beautiful Jewish woman is defended by Ivanhoe against a charge of witchcraft -- but it is Lady Rowena who is Ivanhoe's true love. The wicked Prince John plots to usurp England's...

From the Publisher: When David Copperfield's widowed mother remarries, David suffers from his stepfather's abuse. At age 8, David is sent away to a harsh school where the principal routinely beats the students. David's circumstances become even worse when he is removed from school and, at age 10, forced to labor from morning to night in a London warehouse. David then decides to take desperate action. He will run away to his great-aunt, who lives...

Animated adaptation of the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Join everybody's favorite playmates--that rubbery green guy, Gumby, and his faithful horse, Pokey--as they bring a world of Christmas adventure to life in these wonderful, stop-action holiday stories.

On Christmas Eve, seven-year-old Marie Stahlbaum receives a nutcracker from her Godfather Drosselmeier and discovers that it is really her godfather's nephew, who has been transformed into a wooden toy by the evil Madame Mouserink. To break the curse the Nutcracker must win Marie's love and defeat the seven-headed Mouse King.

The time is 1843, and everyone in merry old London is getting ready for Christmas--everyone except for Ebenezer Scrooge. Mean and miserly, Scrooge thinks that the most important thing in life is business. He overworks and underpays his humble clerk, Bob Cratchit, who wants to spend more time with his ailing son, Tiny Tim. He refuses the hospitality and love of his nephew, Fred. And his response to Christmas cheer is generally "Bah, Humbug!" But this...

Celebrate the promise of springtime in this animated adventure filled with toys, animals, music, and fun, which reminds us all to be thankful for the life we've got. Peter's grandmother sends him an Easter basket with a stuffed bunny known as Whiskers, who becomes the envy of the other toys, because he's taken to school and they stay home. After a dog snatches Whiskers from the playground, he meets some real rabbits who tell him about a magic egg...