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The Brown Fairy Book

Which was the Foolishest?

by Andrew Lang

Two wives wish to figure out which of their husbands are the most foolish, and devise plans to test them.

David Copperfield

Chapter 52: I Assist at an Explosion

by Charles Dickens

Uriah Heep's dealings come to light.

Poems of Emily Brontë

The Prisoner

by Emily Brontë

The prisoner teaches about the true bonds of imprisonment.

Humour and Dialect

A Back-Log Song

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

"De axes has been ringin’ in de woods de blessid day,"

Florida: Essays and Poems

Yellow Jessamine

by Constance Fenimore Woolson

The author describes a much revered flower that decorates the landscape of Florida.

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral

"To a Lady on the Death of Three Relations."

by Phillis Wheatley

WE trace the pow'r of Death from tomb to tomb,

Anne of Green Gables

Chapter 22: Anne is Invited Out to Tea

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne is invited to tea by Mrs. Allan. Avonlea awaits the arrival of a new teacher.

Humour and Dialect

My Sort 'o Man

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

"I don’t believe in ‘ristercrats"

Lyrics of Love and Laughter

A Spring Wooing

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

"Come on walkin’ wid me, Lucy; ‘t ain’t no time to mope erroun’"

Miscellaneous Poems

In Summer Time

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

"When summer time has come, and all"

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Chapter 3: “How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow”

by L. Frank Baum

Dorothy heads for the Land of Oz with her blue and white checkered dress and silver shoes from the wicked witch. After she stays at a rich munchin’s house for a celebration, she starts off on the yellow brick road and meets a scarecrow who she saves from hanging on a pole. He then wants to join her to go to the Land of Oz so that he can ask the Oz for a brian.

Lyrics of Love and Laughter

Soliloquy of a Turkey

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

"Dey ’s a so’t o’ threatenin’ feelin’ in de blowin’ of de breeze,"

The Tale of Brownie Beaver

Chapter 17: “Brownie Escapes”

by Arthur Scott Bailey

Brownie became pinned under the tree until he managed to gnaw his way out. When he got back to town he refused to tell anyone about his experience under the tree for fear of embarassment.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Lenore

by Edgar Allan Poe

"Ah broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!"

Flatland

Part 2, Section 21: How I Tried to Teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to My Grandson, and with What Success

by Edwin A. Abbott

The author describes how he attempted to teach three dimensions to his grandson.

Whitefoot the Woodmouse

"Whitefoot the Woodmouse Is Unhappy"

by Thornton W. Burgess

Whitefoot becomes sad and uninterested in the things he once loved, but he can’t figure out why.

The Journey to the Center of the Earth

Chapter XXIX. THALATTA! THALATTA!

by Jules Verne

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Book Ninth, Chapter 3

by Victor Hugo

Esmeralda awakes the following morning to see her rescuer silently watching her.

Flatland

Part 1, Section 5: Of Our Methods of Recognizing One Another

by Edwin A. Abbott

The author explains how inhabitants of Flatland recognize each other.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Book Eleventh, Chapter 1

by Victor Hugo

Esmeralda, awakened by the Truand's attack, is visited by Gringoire and a cloaked stranger. Claude Frollo presents Esmeralda with two choices. An angered Claude Frollo takes Esmeralda to see the recluse.

Philosophy and Fun of Algebra

Chapter 5: "Mathematical Certainty and Reductio ad Absurdum"

by Mary Everest Boole

The author explains to benefit of embracing reductio ad absurdum.

Grimm's Fairy Tales

The Turnip

by Grimm Brothers

Two brothers serves as soldiers to a king.

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.

Flatland

Part 1, Section 11: Concerning Our Priests

by Edwin A. Abbott

The author describes the priests in Flatland.

The Sea-Wolf

Chapter 31

by Jack London

Hump continues to create a measure of comfort for himself and Maud.