Romeo and Juliet
Act 2, Scene 4
by William Shakespeare
Mercutio confronts Romeo about his disappearance the previous night. Romeo sends a message to Juliet by way of her nurse.
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Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tailor of Gloucester”
by Beatrix Potter
This book tells the story of a poor tailor, his cat, and the mice that live in his shop. He has many scraps of cloth and ribbons left over that are too small for any practical use. The mice take these and make fine clothes for themselves. The tailor sends his cat Simpkin to buy food and a twist of cherry-colored silk for a coat the mayor has commissioned for his wedding. While the cat is gone, he frees the mice from teacups where Simpkin has imprisoned them. When Simpkin returns and finds his mice gone, he hides the twist in anger. When the tailor falls ill, the mice save the day by completing the coat.
Stories from Around the World
“Hans in Luck”
by Grimm Brothers
Hans trades items for ones he thinks are better.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 20”
by Oscar Wilde
After contemplating past and future, Dorian decides to rid himself of the portrait.
David Copperfield
Chapter 2: I Observe
by Charles Dickens
David shares some of his earliest memories.
David Copperfield
Chapter 8: My Holidays. Especially One Happy Afternoon
by Charles Dickens
David goes home for the holidays and is introduced to a new family member.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 10: A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw
by Booker T. Washington
Booker implements an unorthodox plan for the new construction, and works to overcome the objections of prospective students and their parents.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 4: “Fafnir, the Dragon”
by James Baldwin
Siegfried confronts the dragon and deals with Regin’s madness.
Treasure Island
Part Six: Captain Silver, Chapter 34: And Last
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Jim and the others load the treasure onto the ship leaving some of the mutineers marooned on the island. Jim returns to his narration and tells the reader what happens to everyone including Silver’s disappearance with some gold.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
A Christmas Folksong
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"De win’ is blowin’ wahmah,"
Ethan Frome
Chapter 6
by Edith Wharton
Zeena's return fills Ethan with a sense of foreboding.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 2
by James Fenimore Cooper
Magua agrees to lead Alice, Cora, and Major Heyward to Fort William Henry by means of a secret path. The group encounters an interesting stranger along the way.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 6, Chapter 5: The Shellfish Riddle Solved at Last
by Hugh Lofting
Having been visited by various sea creatures attempting to save the trapped snail, Doctor Dolittle suddenly has a breakthrough with the shellfish language.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Sixteenth Night: Sloshin’”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
Jehosophat disobeys Mother by sloshing through muddy water when she told him not to. He is overcome with guilt and eventually apologizes to her for disobeying her orders.
The Tale of Brownie Beaver
Chapter 7: “A Newfangled Newspaper”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Mr. Crow gives Brownie a run-down of the week’s events.
Main Street
Chapter 1
by Sinclair Lewis
The reader is introduced to Carol Milford, a beautiful, young woman trying to find her place in the world. Fearing a mundane life, Carol turns down a suitor in order to pursue a more bohemian lifestyle.
Silas Marner
Part 1, Chapter 15
by George Eliot
Eppie continues to bring great joy to Silas. Godfrey continues his courtship of Nancy.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 15: The Home-Coming of 'Rastus Smith
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
No one is more excited about the homecoming of Erastus Smith, than his old childhood sweetheart Sally Martin.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 10: “The Other Professor”
by Lewis Carroll
The professor is confused as to which is the lion and which is the gardner.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Tom Thumb
by Grimm Brothers
A young man no larger than a thumb experiences many great adventures.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Seventh, Chapter 6
by Victor Hugo
Jehan encounters Captain Phoebus in the street and head off to find a suitable pub. Claude Frollo follows, curious at having heard the name Phoebus. Phoebus informs Jehan of his upcoming date with Esmeralda.
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Sounds
by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau describes the many sounds that can be heard from his cabin.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 35: “A Pitiful Incident”
by Mark Twain
The slave dealer sees the king’s bravado and plans to beat the pride out of him. The king changes his mind and plans to abolish slavery. The Yankee hatches a plan of escape. They meet a young woman burned at the stake for being a witch and a young woman hanged. A priest promises to raise her baby as his own.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 19: “How to Make a Phlizz”
by Lewis Carroll
Eric gives a report of the invalid to Lady Muriel and the others.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 19”
by Mark Twain
Huck and Jim are joined by the duke and the dauphin.
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