1821-1840 Literature

A classic children's poem that tells the story of a family the night of Christmas Eve, as they are visited by Santa Claus and he delivers them presents.

This novel follows Oliver Twist, a boy orphaned at birth, in Victorian England who is raised in hardship in a workhouse, before escaping to London where he gets drawn into a life of crime as a pickpocket.

This story follows a mermaid princess who longs to explore the human world. Her longing leads her to give up her voice and tail for a chance to live as a human.

Set in Paris during the 15th century the story centers on Quasimodo, the hunchback bell-ringer of the Notre-Dame Cathedral.

A gothic short story that follows an unnamed narrator as he visits a childhood friend, Roderick Usher, who has a mysterious illness.