The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 10: The Motor Races
by Laura Lee Hope
Jake's story is told to Alice. Alice and Ruth take part in a motor race.
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The Crimson Fairy Book
“How the Beggar Boy Turned into Count Piro”
by Andrew Lang
A poor beggar boy is left with nothing but a beautiful pear tree when his father dies. A fox sees the pear tree and promises to bring him good luck if he does what he is told. His life is transformed and the fox asks only for a coffin when he dies because he is the one responsible for the former beggar’s good fortune.
Selected American and British Poems
“The Conquest of Fairyland”
by FCIT
A king ends up cursed.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A bamboo cutter finds a small, luminescent girl, and raises her as Princess Moonlight. She refuses all suitors, befriends the Emperor, and eventually returns to her rightful home, the Moon.
A Florida Sketch-Book
Chapter 10: “Walks About Tallahassee”
by Bradford Torrey
The narrator arrives in Tallahassee in time to hear a political economist speak. The narrator then goes on to describe Tallahassee itself.
Peter Pan
Chapter 7: The Home Under the Ground
by J.M. Barrie
Wendy, Michael, and John are fitted for their trees. Wendy continues to perform her duties diligently, but finds that her memory is starting to fail her. Captain Hook continues to seek revenge.
Deductive Logic
Part 3: Chapter 9
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
The Brown Fairy Book
Kisa the Cat
by Andrew Lang
A princess is captured and maimed by a giant and is rescued and made whole again by her childhood cat. When the princess marries, her cat is transformed into a beautiful princess. She had been under a spell that could only be broken by a good deed that had never been performed before.
Beowulf
Chapter 3
by Francis Barton Gummere
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Chapter 11
by James Weldon Johnson
The narrator reflects on his past and experiemce being a “white man.”
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 22: Pleasant Meadows
by Louisa May Alcott
Mr. March arrives just in time for Christmas Day.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Queen Bee
by Grimm Brothers
The youngest of three sons frees an enchanted castle from its spell.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 8: Cahoots
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
A man visiting an old Virginia grave-yard sees two monuments side by side. One monument is inscribed with the name Robert Vaughan Fairfax and 1864, and the other simply said "Cahoots" and nothing more. The man then goes to a nearby post-office to ask the man in charge about the two monuments.
The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter XIII: "A Strange Tow"
by Laura Lee Hope
The girls ask Mr. Belton for assitance in finding Will. He agrees to help if he can, but progress is slow. The girls spend many happy days exploring the orange groves and the lake. One day they decide to travel farther up the river for a nice picnic. All is well, until the boat begins to travel away, towed by some unseen force.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 17: “The Three Badgers”
by Lewis Carroll
Lady Muriel, Arthur, and the Earl and his daughter consider going off on their own picnic.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 1: Playing Pilgrims
by Louisa May Alcott
With their father away at war, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy make plans for Christmas. A letter from their father arrives.
Tales of the Jazz Age
The Lees of Happiness
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Lees of Happiness, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a short story about the growing love of husband and wife, Jeffrey and Roxanne. When Jeffrey has a stroke, a close family friend frequently visits and helps the couple through the difficult time.
The Woman in White
EPOCH TWO: “Postscript by a Sincere Friend”
by Wilkie Collins
A new voice takes over the diary.
Tales of the Jazz Age
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Chapter 6
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 29: “The Piggies and Santa Claus”
by Howard R. Garis
Cury and Flop meet Santa Claus.
Deductive Logic
Part 2: Chapter 3
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
Selected Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
"A Christmas Sermon"
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The author presents a sermon on the subject of Christmas and self-examination.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 17: Little Faithful
by Louisa May Alcott
Beth's visit to the Hummel family has unintended consequences.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Retrospection"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"When you and I were young, the days"
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter VIII: The Queen’s Croquet-Ground
by Lewis Carroll
Alice, now in the garden, meets the Queen and King. Alice is spectator to a rather unusual croquet match.