Stories from Around the World
“The Judgement of Midas”
by Josephine Preston Peabody
A fairy tale about a music contest between the god Pan and Apollo.
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The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Nature, Poem 13: The Oriole
by Emily Dickinson
One of the ones that Midas touched
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 28
by Emily Brontë
Nelly returns to the Grange after she is freed by Zillah to assure Edgar that Cathy is safe. She sends servants to bring Cathy back to the Grange, they come back empty handed. Cathy finally escapes with the help of Linton, and is reunited with Edgar right before he dies.
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
Nest Eggs
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child thinks about the eggs he sees.
The Sonnets
Sonnet 73
by William Shakespeare
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
Miscellaneous Poems
From the Porch at Runnymede
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"I stand above the city’s rush and din,"
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
The Forest Greeting
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Good hunting!—aye, good hunting,"
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Nature, Poem 37: A Thunder-Storm
by Emily Dickinson
The wind begun to rock the grass
Miscellaneous Poems
Love's Pictures
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Like the blush upon the rose"
The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 14: Of the Sorrow Songs
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois explains and presents the Sorrow Songs of the olden days.
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.
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“How the Raindrops and Sunbeams Helped”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about the first days of spring.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 6: “Brunhild”
by James Baldwin
Siegfried awakens a princess.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"An Hymn to the Evening."
by Phillis Wheatley
SOON as the sun forsook the eastern main
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Ugly Duckling”
by Hans Christian Andersen
A fairy tale in which an ugly duckling turns into a swan.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Chapter 11: “They Meet the Wooden Gargoyles”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends come upon the flying gargoyles (or “gurgles” as she calls them).
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Seventh, Chapter 3
by Victor Hugo
Quasimodo's passion for the bells greatly decreases following his punishment at the pillories. When his enthusiasm finally returns it is only for a brief period.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Keep a Song Up on de Way
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Oh, de clouds is mighty heavy"
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“Why the Evergreen Trees Keep Their Leaves in Winter”
by Florence Holbrook
A fairy tale about a little bird with a broken wing and the trees that offered him shelter. The fairy tale is used to describe the nature of dying in winter.
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 Red Badge of Courage
Chapter 8
by Stephen Crane
The continuing sounds of the battle prompt henry to return to the front line. On the way back to his regiment, Henry is confronted by a wounded soldier. After being questioned about his wounds, Henry hurries back to the front line shamefully.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Swineherd
by Andrew Lang
A shallow princess is taught a lesson by a beautiful prince.
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 1, Scene 2
by William Shakespeare
Portia considers the worthiness of her many suitors, and complains of the conditions of her father's will.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 20: “‘I Shall Live Forever—and Ever—and Ever!’”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary and Dickon take Colin to see the garden. At once, his pale skin becomes rosey again. Mary and Colin both comment about this being their first time seeing springtime.
Poems, Puzzles, and Stories of Lewis Carroll
“The Walrus and the Carpenter”
by Lewis Carroll
A folk tale poem about the trickery of the Walrus and the Carpenter in their hunt of oysters.