Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Chapter 10: Uncle Tom's New Home
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The various members of the St. Clare family are introduced to the reader.
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Aesop's Fables
“The Belly and the Members”
by Aesop
The parts of the body feel they are working very hard and the belly is not. They decide to stop working until the belly works harder. The consequences of this decision gave the body parts an important lesson on teamwork.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 24
by James Fenimore Cooper
Heyward continues to search for Alice. Magua's arrival in camp does no bode well for Uncas.
Miscellaneous Poems
From the Porch at Runnymede
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"I stand above the city’s rush and din,"
On Vaccination Against Smallpox
"An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variole Vaccine, or Cow-Pox, 1798"
by Edward Anthony Jenner
The author describes the causes for the vaccine and symptoms of smallpox.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Exiles”
by George E. Merrick
The sparse number of maple trees are perceived as exiles in contrast to the jungles of cypress that surround them.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Whitefoot Climbs a Tree"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Whitefoot finally becomes tired despite his fear and is forced to stop for rest. He finds a dead tree and climbs it, looking for a hollow. However, as he climbs the tree, another enemy flies into view.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Heir of Tropic Spring”
by George E. Merrick
A celebration of Florida's tropic climate.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Serenade
by Edgar Allan Poe
"So sweet the hour, so calm the time,"
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Pit and the Pendulum
by Edgar Allan Poe
About the torments endured by a prisoner of the revived Spanish Inquisition.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Mystery"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"I was not; now I am—a few days hence"
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 32
by James Fenimore Cooper
Hawkeye, Uncas, and the Delaware warriors battle the Hurons. Cora is located, but all does not go as planned. Magua attempts to escape once more.
Aesop's Fables
“The Fox and the Crow”
by Aesop
After telling Mistress Crow how much he admires her, Master Fox is able to trick her into dropping her meal. Master Fox snaps it up and eats it. Mistress Crow learns a hard lesson about insincere compliments.
The Sonnets
Sonnet 2
by William Shakespeare
When forty winters shall besiege thy brow
Main Street
Chapter 11
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol is disappointed by her experience at the Thanatopsis Club.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 3: “A Case of Identity”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Miss Sutherland entreats Sherlock Holmes to help her find her mysterious fiancee that has disappeared. However, he did not give her enough information in their rushed engagement.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part I, Chapter V
by James Fenimore Cooper
Mulford and Rose discover their location. Captain Spike meets with Don Wan. There is a tornado. Mulford feels trapped by circumstances.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter VI: “The Adventure of Black Peter”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A gruesome murder occurs in Forest Row and Police Inspector Stanley Hopkins asks Holmes for help. When Peter Carey’s (also called Black Peter) tobacco pouch is found at the scene of the crime, Holmes investigates.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
A Sailor's Song
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Oh for the breath of the briny deep,
Moby Dick
Chapter 37: Sunset
by Herman Melville
Ahab ponders his fate.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
“The Horror of the Heights”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A few abandoned items, which include a pair of broken binoculars and a notebook, are found by a farmhand. The notebook has some macabre commentary, but is incomplete because it is missing the first few pages. It has been studied and it appears to have remnants of blood.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Jumper Is in Doubt"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Jumper continues to keep still in an effort to save his life. However, he remembers Whitefoot and begins to worry because he does not know that Whitefoot has been watching the entire development of events.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"After While" (A Poem of Faith)
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"I think that though the clouds be dark,"
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 11”
by Oscar Wilde
Years have passed. The narrator reveals what Dorian’s life has become.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter XII: “The Adventure of the Abbey Grange”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Eustace has been killed at the Abbey Grange and Holmes and Watson go to investigate. Lady Brackenstall’s past and former loves play a key role in the case and Holmes and Watson must solve the mystery.