Selected American and British Poems
“The Conquest of Fairyland”
by FCIT
A king ends up cursed.
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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.”
Moby Dick
Chapter 58: Brit
by Herman Melville
Ishmael ponders the dangers of the sea.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 4, Chapter 7: Hawk's-Head Mountain
by Hugh Lofting
Doctor Dolittle continues to hastily traverse the landscape, while speculating about the fate of Long Arrow. Mr. Jabizri takes the lead as the mountain gets closer.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XIV. BUT ARCTICS CAN BE INHOSPITABLE, TOO
by Jules Verne
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.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 26
by Emily Brontë
While Cathy visits Linton, he insists that he is getting stronger, even though throughout the visit he is squeamish and looking back at the house constantly. Cathy and Nelly discuss his health on the way home.
Florida: Essays and Poems
The Florida Beach
by Constance Fenimore Woolson
The speaker describes and reflects upon the scenery of a Florida beach.
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.
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.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter VIII: “The Pyncheon of To-day”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Phoebe meets her cousin, Judge Pyncheon. Although he smiles at her she recalls what Holgrave told her about a photograph revealing one’s true nature. Phoebe makes a connection between the Judge and the late Colonel. The Judge offers to help Clifford and Hepzibah financially, but Hepzibah refuses.
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.