The Christmas Books

Introduction to "The Cricket on the Hearth"; text of "The Cricket on the Hearth"; Introduction to "The Battle of Life"; text of "The Battle of Life"; Introduction to "The Haunted Man"; text of "The Haunted Man". Appendices: Dickens's readings from the "Christmas Books", Philip Collins; descriptive headlines for "The Cricket on the Hearth", "The Battle of Life" and "The Haunted Man".