Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Little Hero of Haarlem”
by FCIT
A fairy tale about a young boy named Hans that saved a town from drowning by plugging up the water in a bank with his finger.
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Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 42: All Alone
by Louisa May Alcott
Jo is deeply affected by Beth's passing, and begins to reminisce about her time in New York with Professor Bhaer.
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 2, Scene 2
by William Shakespeare
Lancelot and Old Gobbo present a proposition to Bassanio. Bassianio and Graziano depart for Belmont.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 7”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Golden Goose”
by Grimm Brothers
The youngest and silliest of three sons finds good fortune in sharing his meal with a poor old man.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 1, Chapter 5: Polynesia
by Hugh Lofting
En route to the Stubbins home, Doctor Dolittle describes Polynesia and the role she played in his development as a doctor and his understanding of various animal languages. An old friend makes a surprise visit bringing word of various friends and acquaintances.
David Copperfield
Chapter 9: I Have a Memorable Birthday
by Charles Dickens
David is sent home after receiving some bad news.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter XXV
by Jane Austen
All seems to be well at dinner later that evening, but Catherine receives a troubling letter from her brother, James.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
John Baptiste Joseph Fourier
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of John Baptiste Joseph Fourier.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Weltschmertz
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"You ask why I am sad to–day,"
Tales of the Jazz Age
Mr. Icky
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mr. Icky, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a short story describing a strange conversation between Mr. Icky, an older man dressed in a costume, and a young boy named Peter.
The Mystery of Cloomber
Chapter II: “Of the Strange Manner in Which a Tenant Came to Cloomber”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The narrator and his sister spy a light in Cloomber Tower and discover two people inside.
Counting and Math Rhymes
Five Little Bees
by Traditional
A child’s addition nursery rhyme
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 19: “A Fairy-Duet”
by Lewis Carroll
The year ends and Muriel and the narrator mourn the death of Arthur.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XLII
by Jane Austen
It is April, and the Dashwood girls, the Palmers, and Mrs. Jennings, and Colonel Brandon set out for Cleveland, the Palmer’s estate.
Florida: Essays and Poems
Waiting at Live Oak
by John Willis Menard
A poem about waiting for a train at the Live Oak, Florida Junction written in the 1800s.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 49: In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Lord Steyne makes a strong suggestion to Lady Blanche. Becky meets a sympathetic party and continues to make a positive impression.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XVII: “Miriam’s Trouble”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
While sitting on a fallen column, the four friends admire the moonlight.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXIV
by Jane Austen
An uneasy conversation between Elinor and Lucy as insincerity and jealousy reign.
Peter Pan
Chapter 1: Peter Breaks Though
by J.M. Barrie
The reader is introduced to the Darling family. Wendy has her first encounter with Peter Pan.
Treasure Island
Part Two: The Sea Cook, Chapter 7: I Go to Bristol
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Jim and the others prepare for their journey to Treasure Island aboard the Hispaniola. Trelawney hires Long John Silver as the ship’s cook. Jim says goodbye to his mother and sets off for Bristol to meet up with Trelawney.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 24
by Ross Kay
They surrounded the boat house where they suspected the man to be. However, it was just the dummy Sam was making and they all laughed at their paranoia.
Tales of the Jazz Age
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Chapter 8
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Florida: Essays and Poems
Henry M. Flagler — Empire Builder
by W. M. Walker
A profile of Henry M. Flagler published in 1925 in a Florida magazine. This profile was the first in a series called "The Ten Greatest Men of Florida," which the magazine described as a reader-requested series on the "men who had done the most toward the progress and development of Florida."