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The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by English author Rudyard Kipling. The stories are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. A principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Other characters include Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear. The book has been adapted many times for film and other media. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900. It has since been reprinted on numerous occasions, most often under the title The Wizard of Oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 Broadway musical as well as the iconic 1939 musical film adaptation. The story chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz, after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American literature and has been widely translated. The Library of Congress has declared it "America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale". Its groundbreaking success and the success of the Broadway musical adapted from the novel led Baum to write thirteen additional Oz books that serve as official sequels to the first story. (Source: Wikipedia)

Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of "most loved books." It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, selling over 20 million copies, and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Modern interest in the book has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels and stories imitating Austen's memorable characters or themes.

"A Christmas Carol" tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler, kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. (Source: Wikipedia)

Alice in Wonderland tells the well-known story of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a strange world which is populated by very peculiar creatures. The tale plays with logic and absurdity, giving the story lasting popularity.

The Story of "Through the Looking-Glass" is set some six months later than the one of "Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland". Again the curious little girl enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror. The book includes such well-known verses as "Jabberwocky" or "The Walrus and the Carpenter", and the famous episode involving Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

"Alice im Wunderland"erzählt die seltsame Geschichte eines Mädchens namens Alice, das in ein Kaninchenloch fällt und auf diese Weise in eine fremde Welt gerät, in der es auf lauter merkwürdige Wesen trifft. Die Erzählung spielt mit Logik und Absurdität, worauf die anhaltende Beliebtheit der Geschichte bei Jung und Alt zu-rückzuführen ist. Durch ihre Erzählstruktur, die originellen Figuren und ihre überbordende Bilderkraft hatte sie enormen literarischen Einfluss, insbesondere im Bereich der Phantastik.

DIE GESCHICHTE VOM GEIZIGEN UND HARTHERZIGEN EBENEZER SCROOGE, DER ZU WEIHNACHTEN NACHEINANDER VON MEHREREN GEISTERN HEIMGESUCHT WIRD, DURCH DIE ER LÄUTERUNG ERFÄHRT. EIN ABSOLUTER KLASSIKER.