Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"To a Lady and Her Children, on the Death of Her Son and their Brother."
by Phillis Wheatley
O'ERWHELMING sorrow now demands my song:
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Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“A Child’s Dream of a Star”
by Charles Dickens
A folk tale about the connection between death and the afterlife, in this case, heaven.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Water of Life
by Grimm Brothers
An old man sends his three sons on a mission, but only the youngest is successful in his endeavors.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book First, Chapter 2
by Victor Hugo
The people are not impressed by Gringoire's new work. The Cardinal finally makes his appearance.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Turnip
by Grimm Brothers
Two brothers serves as soldiers to a king.
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
Hippity—Hop to the Barber Shop
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme in the from of a gesture and/or action song.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Chapter 10
by James Weldon Johnson
On the way to Boston, the narrator strikes up a conversation with another man regarding racial issues. Once in Boston, they continue to debate and discuss the social/racial problems of the day. The narrator comes upon several other interesting characters.
Treasure Island
Part Two: The Sea Cook, Chapter 8: At the Sign of the Spy-Glass
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Trelawney gives Jim a note to pass on to Long John Silver. During their meeting, he and Jim share their views on Black Dog and Pew and they become friends. Jim introduces Silver to Livesey and Livesey is pleased to have Silver as the ship’s new cook.
Moby Dick
Chapter 97: The Lamp
by Herman Melville
Ishmael explains the ever present light that can be found on a whaling ship.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Snow-Daughter and the Fire-Son
by Andrew Lang
The difficult lives and unhappy end of the snow-daughter and fire-son.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXXVIII
by Jane Austen
Elinor and Marianne think that Edward’s resolve to marry Lucy is honorable, all the more since he probably knows he will not be happy marrying her.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter VII
by Jane Austen
Catherine and Isabella run into James and John, with whom Catherine has conversations with about the ball and the Thorpes.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Endymion
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem about love using images of acient mythological figures
Moby Dick
Chapter 22: Merry Christmas
by Herman Melville
The ship is navigated out to sea.
Dracula
Chapter 15
by Bram Stoker
Van Helsing tries to convince the others of what Lucy has become. They agree to work with him to try to stop what is happening.
American Short Fiction
The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Following the birth of her child, the narrator is cared for by her physician husband at a country estate.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter II
by Jane Austen
Mrs. John Dashwood, Fanny, is described and is revealed here as a creature even more selfish and uncaring as her husband.
Hamlet
Act 1, Scene 5
by William Shakespeare
The spirit gives Hamlet some unsettling news. Hamlet, Horatio, and Marcellus take an oath of secrecy.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Dirge for a Soldier
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"In the east the morning comes,"
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.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 1: “Curly Twistytail Is Named”
by Howard R. Garis
A little pig boy is caught by a bear and tied to a tree by his tail. When his brother rescues him, his tail is permanantly curled. From now on, he was called Curly.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 57: Eothen
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Amelia continues to feel a sense of obligation and duty, devoting her life to her father. Major Dobbin heads home and runs into an old friend on the way. Upon the receipt of good news, Dobbin's spirit is lifted.
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.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
To J.Q.
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"What are the things that make life bright?"
Lyrics of the Hearthside
Misapprehension
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Out of my heart, one day, I wrote a song,