Humour and Dialect
Jilted
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Lucy done gone back on me,"
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Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Yesterday and Tomorrow
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Yesterday I held your hand,"
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"A Banjo Song"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Oh, dere ’s lots o’ keer an’ trouble"
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Eldorado
by Edgar Allan Poe
"Gaily bedight,"
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
A Song
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"On a summer’s day as I sat by a stream,"
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Poetic Principle
by Edgar Allan Poe
The author presents his opinion on poetry and the ultimate goal of art.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 6: “The Magic Locket”
by Lewis Carroll
Sylvia and Bruno, along with their dad who was made king of elfland, eat the local fruit.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 6: Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful
by Louisa May Alcott
The Meg, Jo, Amy, and a reluctant Beth pay a visit to Mr. Laurence's home.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 17: “The Three Badgers”
by Lewis Carroll
Lady Muriel, Arthur, and the Earl and his daughter consider going off on their own picnic.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XIX: “The Faun’s Transformation”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Miriam confronts Donatello.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
Dream Song. I
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Long years ago, within a distant clime,
Babbitt
Chapter 6
by Sinclair Lewis
George and a client take a tour of a local tenement. George meets his father-in-law to ensure a good price on a future purchase. George decides to have a conversation about "morals" with his son.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Winter-Song
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Oh, who would be sad tho’ the sky be a–graying,"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Mezzo Cammin
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This poem relays the feelings of what might have been and mistakes made in the past (in rhyme scheme).
The Sonnets
Sonnet 102
by William Shakespeare
My love is strengthened though more weak in seeming
The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter XXIV: "The Youth on the Raft"
by Laura Lee Hope
Tom fills in the others on what caused his disappearance. Harry continues to look for the man he promised to help. The girls set out on the river again, this time with Harry in tow, and find another man on the river.
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“A Fall Song”
by Ellen Robena Field
A poem describing “The Fall of the Year” or Autumn.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 10: “How the Cuttenclips Lived”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends continue to explore and come upon the Cuttenclips, a paper doll town. They meet Miss Cuttenclip, a real girl who makes the town from magic paper. Shaggy Man sneezed and the group decided to leave the town before they did any further harm.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Morning
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"The mist has left the greening plain,"
Hamlet
Act 1, Scene 3
by William Shakespeare
Laertes counsels Ophelia in matters of the heart. Polonius gives his son some fatherly advice before he departs.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Fourth, Chapter 4
by Victor Hugo
Quasimodo's love for Claude Frollo is examined further.
Humour and Dialect
A Death Song
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass,"
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Preface
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The editor/author of the book discusses the impact of the original book, the impact it had on the institution of slavery, and the significant contributions of its author, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
My Bondage and My Freedom
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?. Extract from an Oration, at Rochester, July 5, 1852
by Frederick Douglass
"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Extract from an Oration, at Rochester, July 5, 1852.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 1, Chapter 2: I Hear of the Great Naturalist
by Hugh Lofting
Having come across an injured squirrel, Tommy is directed to the office of John Dolittle by his friends. Matthew tells Tommy of the good doctors many voyages. Upon arriving at the doctor's house, the visitors encounter the loyal dog Jip, but find that the doctor is no where to be found.