Robert Geary Books

Each of these short stories was written specifically for Christmas. They combine concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional Christmas spirit-lore. The stories include "A Christmas Carol", "The Chimes", "The Battle of Life" and "The Cricket on the Hearth".

In 1872 Phileas Fogg wins a bet by traveling around the world in seventy-nine days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-seven minutes.

Mit dem Kauf eines alten englischen Anwesens macht eine amerikanische Familie Bekanntschaft mit dem schrecklichen Hausgeist. Der Geist versucht die neuen Besitzer in Angst und Schrecken zu versetzen, doch die Amerikaner lassen sich nur schwer einschüchtern.

"Tom looked up at the dark and silent building. 'Angela,' he said quietly to himself, 'where are you?' A short distance away a man in a grey raincoat stood in a dark doorway. He was watching Tom, watching every move he made..." --cover.