Sense and Sensibility
Chapter VII
by Jane Austen
Barton Park is a very open and elegant home, and Sir John and his wife are never without a good many guests. Mrs. Jennings and Colonel Brandon are introduced and described.
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Little Bear at Work and at Play
“Little Bear’s Surprise Party”
by Frances Margaret Fox
A little bear is so happy about his surprise party that he goes into hibernation sleep early, but happy.
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 12: In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture Across the Indian Forests, and What Ensued
by Jules Verne
Phileas and Passepartout journey through India on an elephant. Sir Francis' explanation of the the suttee appalls both Passepartout and Phileas.
Deductive Logic
Part 3: Chapter 7
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“To Your Good Health!”
by Andrew Lang
A young shepherd refuses to abide by the laws of the kingdom when the king sneezes. The shepherd survives three perilous trials and refused three magnificent gifts for the hand of the princess in marriage, which he eventually gets out of the king’s frustration.
The Little Lame Prince
Chapter 1
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
There is a christening and the nurse drops the newborn prince. the Queen dies.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"Thoughts on the Works of Providence."
by Phillis Wheatley
A R I S E, my soul, on wings enraptur'd, rise
The Brown Fairy Book
The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about a girl rejected by her father. She falls in love with the son of an ogre and has a girl that is to be eaten by him. Instead the mother gives her to an old woman who raises her at the bottom of the lake. She is able to return to her family as a woman.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“The Rogue and the Herdsman”
by Andrew Lang
A lazy farm boy is able to steal sheep, pigs, and oxen from the greatest herdsman of the king. He is rewarded handsomely for his cleverness.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 33
by James Fenimore Cooper
Munro and Chingachgook mourn their losses. Tamenund laments the end of the Mohican bloodline.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 24: “Dorothy Is Delighted”
by L. Frank Baum
Ann expresses her homesickness and dismay for trying to conquer the world. Ozma and the Wizard sit watching the entire spectacle in their magic picture frame and feel sorry for Queen Ann. The Wizard instantly sends Queen Ann, her officers, Files and the Rose Princess back to Oogaboo. Tik-Tok is sent back to Oz. Ozma consults with Dorothy about the strangers. The Wizard sends for Betsy, Hank, Shaggy and his brother.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XI: “The Wood-Path”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Coverdale encounters a stranger bound for Blithedale, and begins to question his involvement with Zenobia.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter XII: “The Daguerreotypist”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Phoebe begins spending more and more time with Holgrave. He tells her his thoughts on the Pycheon curse and reads her an article he has written about it.
Geology Anthology
Fossils, Rocks, and Time
by Lucy E. Edwards and John Pojeta, Jr.
The authors discuss the formation and analysis of fossil formations.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Long To'ds Night
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Daih ’s a moughty soothin’ feelin’"
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Part the Sixth
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Phantom voices question the what is driving the ship forward. As the voices disappear, the Mariner awakes to find the crew glaring at him. The ship approaches shore.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 12”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 19: “Jerry Muskrat Has a Busy Day”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Grandfather Frog formulates a plan whereby Jerry Muskrat will gnaw and dig a hole in the dam and force water through it. Jerry sets off to work.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 6
by Ross Kay
As they travel, it begins to rain and they decide to take shelter for the night as they pass through the Erie Canal. However, the hotel is questionable, as are the folk that inhabit it, so the boys are hesitant. They have no choice because of the rain and reluctantly take the rooms offered to them.
The Olive Fairy Book
The Snake Prince
by Traditional
An old woman who has nothing finds a snake in her water jar, and wishes for death. Instead, she discovers a necklace, which earns her wealth. The king buys the necklace, but finds it replaced with the son he so desires.The prince and princess are wed, but she wishes to know the secret of the prince. He warns her of the consequences, which come to pass when he reveals the secret. The princess must work to break the enchantment to get back her prince.
Deductive Logic
Part 3: Chapter 29
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
Geology Anthology
Plain Geology
by George Otis Smith
The author conveys his thoughts on the overuse of technical language in the discussion and explanation of the natural sciences.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Lonesome"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Mother ’s gone a–visitin’ to spend a month er two,"
The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 1: Of Our Spiritual Strivings
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois introduces the struggles and strives of the Negro over the course of history.
My Bondage and My Freedom
"The Anti-Slavery Movement." Extracts from a Lecture before Various Anti-Slavery Bodies, in the Winter of 1855.
by Frederick Douglass
"The Anti-Slavery Movement." Extracts from a Lecture before Various Anti-Slavery Bodies, in the Winter of 1855.