Dracula
Chapter 10
by Bram Stoker
Lucy is drained of blood. Arthur and Dr. Seward give Lucy a blood transfusion. Prof. Van Helsing puts garlic flowers in Lucy’s room. Dr. Seward and Prof. Van Helsing keep watch.
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Selected American and British Poems
Maud Muller
by John Greenleaf Whittier
A brief encounter causes a lifetime of remorseful reflection on what might have been.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 5: The Great Journey
by Hugh Lofting
Dr. Dolittle's maritime travels come to an abrupt end. As the doctor and his passengers prepare to go ashore, a stowaway is discovered aboard ship. Dr. Dolittle introduces himself to the natives before embarking on the next leg of his journey.
Flappers and Philosophers
The Ice Palace
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sally Carrol thinks that she wants a different life than the one she leads in the South, with a man who isn't like the boys she grew up with. Her engagement to Henry and her trip North show her what that different life would be like.
Deductive Logic
Part 1: Chapter 3
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
Beyond the City
Chapter XIII: “In Strange Waters”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Admiral sets out to go back to sea and instead sees a moneylenders advertisement. He decides to borrow the money to pay the enormous debt and ends up in the shabby office of two scam artists. They try to make a deal and the Admiral refuses with the advice of Charles. Charles resolves to take him to Mrs. Westmacott’s lawyer.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 5, Chapter 6: General Polynesia
by Hugh Lofting
The Terrible Three fight valiantly against the Bagjagderags, but cannot hold back the enemies superior numbers. Polynesia, now in charge of an army of her own, rises to the occasion.
The Marble Faun
Chapter V: “Miriam’s Studio”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Donatello visits Miriam in her studio.
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.
Peter Pan
Chapter 8: The Mermaids' Lagoon
by J.M. Barrie
A peaceful visit to the Mermaid's Lagoon is interrupted by the arrival of pirates.
Winesburg, Ohio
Godliness, a Tale in Four Parts: Part 2, also concerning Jesse Bentley
by Sherwood Anderson
Many years later, Jesse is visited by his grandson.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 10: The Rarest Animal of All
by Hugh Lofting
The monkeys, intent on giving the doctor a gift, set out to hunt down the extremely rare and unusual pusmi-pullyu. The good doctor is honored with a dinner and a monument of sorts.
Black Beauty
Part 1, Chapter 16: The Fire
by Anna Sewell
A potential tragedy is averted by the lifesaving heroism of James Howard.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 22: A Ride in a Stage-Coach
by William Wells Brown
Clotel takes an interesting stage coach ride to Richmond, Virginia.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 4: Helping Others
by Booker T. Washington
The author's experiences at school and back at home give him an even greater appreciation of the value of kindness, as well as the importance of education as a means of achieving equality.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 37: The Reaper Whose Name Is Death
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Bad news from the bank affects leaves a void in the Cuthbert house. Marilla tells Anne about her relationship with Mr. Blythe.
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.
Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida
"A Queer Christmas Day"
by Kirk Munroe
The Elmers and the ship’s crew set up camp.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter X
by Jane Austen
Willoughby calls again the next morning, and the family are again convinced of his charms, as he comes to admire them, and Marianne in particular. An attraction is growing.
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 3: In Which a Conversation Takes Place Which Seems Likely to Cost Phileas Fogg Dear
by Jules Verne
An argument at the Reform Club results in a strange wager by Phileas Fogg.
Jane Eyre
Chapter XXXVI
by Charlotte Brontë
Jane contemplates her supernatural experience of the previous night, wondering whether it was really Rochester’s voice that she heard calling to her and whether Rochester might actually be in trouble. She finds a note from St. John urging her to resist temptation, but nevertheless she boards a coach to Thornfield. She travels to the manor, anxious to see Rochester and reflecting on the ways in which her life has changed in the single year since she left. Once hopeless, alone, and impoverished, Jane now has friends, family, and a fortune. She hurries to the house after her coach arrives and is shocked to find Thornfield a charred ruin. She goes to an inn called the Rochester Arms to learn what has happened. Here, she learns that Bertha Mason set the house ablaze several months earlier. Rochester saved his servants and tried to save his wife, but she flung herself from the roof as the fire raged around her. In the fire, Rochester lost a hand and went blind. He has taken up residence in a house called Ferndean, located deep in the forest, with John and Mary, two elderly servants.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 6, Chapter 7: The Doctor's Decision
by Hugh Lofting
Polynesia, having already convinced the doctor to take a vacation, attempts to influence even more. Doctor Dolittle and his friends begin their trip home.
The Pink Fairy Book
Snowflake
by Andrew Lang
A man and woman wish for a child. One winter they decide to create a snow child, and are shocked to see their creation miraculously come to life. They treat the child, Snowflake, as their own and shower her with love and affection. Unfortunately the arrival of spring brings changes that cause unhappiness.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 8: A Hand at Cards
by Charles Dickens
Miss Pross is reunited with her long lost brother. Carton comes up with a plan to help Darnay and coerces Barsad into helping him.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXII
by Jane Austen
Disappointment hits Elinor just as hard as it had with Marianne; her expectations, once again a theme in the story, are immediately dashed.