The words Merry Christmas first appeared in Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol which has become probably the best-loved of all Christmas stories & it appears here with the four other stories that combined to make The Christmas Books first published in 1852. Somehow Christmas & ghost stories go well together & here too Dickens was a master of the art. Compiled here is a complete collection of his supernatural tales including such classics as The Signalman & The Trial for Murder. The collection is completed by a selection of Dickens other tales which amply demonstrate the great range of his writing. The stories include illustrations from the original editions featuring the works of John Tenniel Edwin Landseer & many others. Combine these elements together & you have a book that would make a wonderful present throughout the year.