Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 2: “L’Amie Inconnue”
by Lewis Carroll
Onboard a train, the narrator meets someone who looks like Sylvie. The narrator reviews a letter written to him.
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Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 18: Teaching Literature
by Thomas E. Sanders
Different and effective methods for instructing students in subject of literature.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 7: The Examination
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Villefort questions Dantes and makes a serious discovery.
Romeo and Juliet
Act 1, Scene 3
by William Shakespeare
Lady Capulet talks of marriage with Juliet.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 13: The Hundred Days
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Napoleon returns to Paris for his hundred day rein. Morrel visitis Villefort to plead for Dantes' release.
The Professor
Chapter 13
by Charlotte Brontë
William reveals to M. Reuter that he overheard her conversation. The class has a new student, but the professor is unkind.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 12: A Solemn Vow and Promise
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne and Diane Berry become fast friends. Marilla is impressed by Anne's generosity.
A Victorious Union
Preface
by Oliver Optic
The preface to the novel
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 23: “Ruggedo Reforms”
by L. Frank Baum
Kaliko agrees to let Ruggedo stay as long as he stays out of trouble. Betsy and her friends say good-bye to Polychrome.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 22: “Flop and the Marshmallows”
by Howard R. Garis
At the bungalow, Curly and Flop split up to look for adventures. Flop sees his friend Cora Janet and she tells him her dilemma about marshmallow candy and a bear who will want to eat them and her too. Flop comes up with a plan and, when the bear finally arrives, he is pelted with marshmallow candy and retreats.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 36: Is a Very Short One, and May Appear of No Great Importance in Its Place, But it Should Be Read Notwithstanding, As a Sequel to the Last, and a Key to One That Will Follow When Its Time Arrives.
by Charles Dickens
As Harry prepares to leave, he asks a favor of Oliver.
Beyond the City
Chapter V: “A Naval Conquest”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mrs. Westmacott convinces the admiral to join the women’s rights platform. It exhibits her use of flattery and cunning to win him over.
Tales of the Jazz Age
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Chapter 8
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Little Lame Prince
Chapter 3
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
We find that young Prince Dolor is not dead, but living with a nurse in Nomansland (a deserted country). His uncle faked the funeral having a wax figure of the Prince created. Dolor meets his godmother and she gives him a traveling cloak.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 10: Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Rebecca earns the trust of Sir Pitt.
Great Expectations
Chapter 56
by Charles Dickens
Pip eases Magwitch's mind before he departs, and prays for him afterwards.
Great Expectations
Chapter 7
by Charles Dickens
Pip becomes acquainted with Biddy. Pip is to be sent to the home of Miss Havisham to play.
The Bird's Christmas Carol
Chapter 2: Drooping Wings
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Young Carol has grown older, but her health has been in decline.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 38: “Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue”
by Mark Twain
At the hanging, Arthur declares himself as king and he is met with jeers and ridicule. When the executioner comes to hang the king, the Yankee leaps up to save him and at that time, Launcelot rides in with his knights and Clarence, who has taught the knights to ride bicycles. The crowd makes their apologies to the king.
The House of the Seven Gables
Preface
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The author speaks directly to the reader explaining the reason for calling this novel a romance.
Dracula
Chapter 17
by Bram Stoker
The Harkers join forces with the others. They share all that they know, and discover more information about Dracula’s connections with the area and plans for the future.
David Copperfield
Chapter 31: A Greater Loss
by Charles Dickens
David assists Peggotty with Mr. Barkis' affairs. Not unlike Steerforth, Little Em'ly is nowhere to be found.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 30: “Floppy and the Stockings”
by Howard R. Garis
On the way home from buying a cake at the store, Flop meets Nurse jane Fuzzy Wuzzy and she gives him some stockings to hang out for Santa. When she leaves, he is chased by a fox. When he hides, he sees a mouse who tells him to throw a stocking full of leaves at him to fool him. He does and escapes.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 6: Philanthropy in Minor Canon Corner
by Charles Dickens
The home life of the Reverend Septimus Crisparkle is introduced to the reader. Mr. Crisparkle plans a dinner party.