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Black Beauty

Part 3, Chapter 40: Poor Ginger

by Anna Sewell

Black Beauty is deeply troubled by an encounter with an old friend.

Flatland

Part 2, Section 14: How I Vainly Tried to Explain the Nature of Flatland

by Edwin A. Abbott

The author explains how he described Flatland to the king of Lifeland.

The Tragedy of MacBeth

Act 1, Scene 5

by William Shakespeare

Lady Macbeth receives a letter from her husband reporting recent events. Lady Macbeth has plans of her own for Macbeth.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 58: M. Noirtier de Villefort

by Alexandre Dumas, pére

Monsieur Noirtier speaks to Valentine about her upcoming marriage to Franz.

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

Chapter 3: “The Arrival of the Wizard”

by L. Frank Baum

The arrival of the great Wizard to the palace.

The Journey to the Center of the Earth

Chapter V. FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY

by Jules Verne

The Journey to the Center of the Earth

Chapter XXIII. WATER DISCOVERED

by Jules Verne

Moby Dick

Chapter 2: The Carpet-Bag

by Herman Melville

Ishmael spends some time in New Bedford.

Sylvie and Bruno

Chapter 1: “Less Bread! More Taxes!”

by Lewis Carroll

The Chancellor gets agitated at the roaring crowd outside his window. They are waiting for the Warden and seem to be screaming for less bread and more taxes. Bruno comes in looking for Sylvie.

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.

Anne of Green Gables

Chapter 32: The Pass List Is Out

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Avonlea Scholars take the exam.

The Time Machine

Chapter 12

by H.G. Wells

The Time Traveller returns to the present to tell his dinner guests of his amazing adventures. The next day the narrator finds the Time Traveller preparing for another journey through time.

Little Bear at Work and at Play

“When Little Bear Bragged”

by Frances Margaret Fox

After his mother told him the story about the tortoise and the hare, Little Bear became boastful. His father challenged him to race Grandpa Tortoise and after becoming distracted, Little Bear lost the race.

Babbitt

Chapter 22

by Sinclair Lewis

Depressed without his friends, George seeks other outlets to distract him from his unsatisfactory life.

The Woman in White

EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part III”

by Wilkie Collins

Pesca brings exciting news. Walter's reaction doesn't equal the reaction of the others.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Part 4, Chapter 7: Hawk's-Head Mountain

by Hugh Lofting

Doctor Dolittle continues to hastily traverse the landscape, while speculating about the fate of Long Arrow. Mr. Jabizri takes the lead as the mountain gets closer.

Whitefoot the Woodmouse

"Whitefoot Envies Timmy"

by Thornton W. Burgess

Whitefoot begins to build up his store-house and decides not to go out in the daytime because it is safer to roam around at night.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

“Chapter 9”

by Oscar Wilde

Basil comes to see Dorian after hearing news of Sibyl. He inquires about showing the portrait of Dorian

The Professor

Chapter 5

by Charlotte Brontë

Edward confronts William.

Little Women

Part 1, Chapter 5: Being Neighborly

by Louisa May Alcott

Jo pays a visit to Laurie.

Beowulf

Prelude of the Founder of the Danish House

by Francis Barton Gummere

"Lo, praise of the prowess of people-kings, of spear-armed Danes, in days long sped,"

Little Women

Part 1, Chapter 3: The Laurence Boy

by Louisa May Alcott

Jo and Meg decision to attend a New Year's Eve party causes quite a commotion.

Half-Past Seven Stories

Story 4: "The Blue Croaker, the Bright Agate, and the Little Gray Mig"

by Robert Gordon Anderson

A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The Toyman brings the three children marbles to play with and the story explains the many seasons of the fictional Boyland.

Whitefoot the Woodmouse

"The Surprise"

by Thornton W. Burgess

Mrs. Whitefoot tells Whitefoot to live on his own because there was not enough room in the nest for the two of them and the four babies. He was very surprised and proud of the babies.

A Little Princess

Chapter 4: Lottie

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Sara's presence at the school upsets Lavinia. Sara agrees to help Lottie.