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: An elderly man named Mr. Smith is visited by three figures: Fancy (the showman with a picture-box), Memory (who holds a book of records), and Conscience (who carries a dagger).

In the 19th-century story The Magician's Show Box by , a young man named Gaspar meets a mysterious "little man" in a gray coat. The man offers to show Gaspar more wonders in a single day than he could find in a lifetime of wandering the world. Show_Box_

: The story explores the weight of human thoughts and intentions, questioning whether one is guilty of the "flitting phantoms of iniquity" that never actually became actions. Real-Life "Shoebox Stories" : An elderly man named Mr

: The man reveals a neat, ivory-carved box from his pocket. The man offers to show Gaspar more wonders

: When opened, the box displays a moving procession of incredible sights—prehistoric creatures like mastodons and ichthyosauri, and people with towering, fantastical headdresses.

Another famous literary use is short story Fancy's Show-Box .