1. The War of the Worlds by H.G Wells. Breath-taking in its imaginative scope, considering when it was written. By turns, horrifying and creepy. Brilliant story-telling.
2. Treasure Island by R.L Stevenson. Pirates, more pirates. Buried treasure, high adventure and low-down dirty deeds. RLS writes the book on all thing piratey and leaves the rest in his wake.
3. A Christmas Carol by C. Dickens. Read it, enjoy it. Read it again. And again. Every December.