Selected American and British Poems
A Line-Storm Song
by Robert Frost
"The line-storm clouds fly tattered and swift,"
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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 1, Chapter 9: The Garden of Dreams
by Hugh Lofting
The narrator gives a description of the Dolittle garden and its exotic inhabitants.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 17: “A Tantrum”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary awakens to hear Colin screaming and throwing a tantrum from inside his room. She is summoned to his room and scolds him for screaming. She tells him that she hates him and he should go on screaming forever. She then looks at his back claiming that there is nothing wrong with it. Colin realizes for the first time that his affliction is largely in his head.
Main Street
Chapter 27
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol is befriended by Maud Dyer, who proceeds to ridicule Nat Hick's assistant tailor, Erik Valborg.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 4: “Fafnir, the Dragon”
by James Baldwin
Siegfried confronts the dragon and deals with Regin’s madness.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 5, Chapter 5: War!
by Hugh Lofting
Doctor Dolittle and Long Arrow's discussion of natural history is interrupted by news of Bagjagderag hostility. Doctor Dolittle is introduced to Big Teeth, agreeing to accompany him in an attempt to achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 16: “Beyond These Voices”
by Lewis Carroll
Mein Herr finishes his song to thanks and compliments of the crowd. Sylvie and Bruno disappear.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 49: In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Lord Steyne makes a strong suggestion to Lady Blanche. Becky meets a sympathetic party and continues to make a positive impression.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin”
by Beatrix Potter
Squirrel Nutkin goes along with a group of squirrels to Owl Island to gather nuts. However, while all the other squirrels are busy collecting nuts, Nutkin is often playing or making mischief. While the other squirrels present the island’s resident owl, Old Brown, with gifts to earn his permission to gather nuts, Nutkin dances and taunts the owl with sing-song rhymes. Eventually, after Nutkin annoys Old Brown many times, the owl captures Nutkin and tries to skin him alive. Nutkin escapes but not without getting his tail bitten off.
More Jataka Tales
“The Hawks and Their Friends”
by Ellen C. Babbitt
A family of hawks has friends who save them.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 14: "The Hole that Ran to China"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story Marmaduke and the Toyman dig a hole to China with their magical friends.
The Pink Fairy Book
The Snow-Man
by Andrew Lang
A snow-man learns about the world and his future from the yard dog.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter VII
by Jane Austen
Barton Park is a very open and elegant home, and Sir John and his wife are never without a good many guests. Mrs. Jennings and Colonel Brandon are introduced and described.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Slave in the Dismal Swamp
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The author gives an account of a runaway slave who escapes his master’s beatings.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 1, Chapter 8: Are You a Good Noticer
by Hugh Lofting
Word spreads of the doctor's return home, prompting visits from various animals. Polynesia explains the finer points of understanding animals.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter III: A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
by Lewis Carroll
Now on the bank, Alice receives a history lesson from a mouse. Alice's story of her Dinah cat causes all the other animals to run away.
My Bondage and My Freedom
"The Nature of Slavery." Extract from a Lecture on Slavery, at Rochester, December 1, 1850
by Frederick Douglass
"The Nature of Slavery." Extract from a Lecture on Slavery, at Rochester, December 1, 1850.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"To the Memory of Mary Young"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"God has his plans, and what if we"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Woods in Winter
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The poet sees the differences in nature in winter, but still values winter.
The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter VI: "An Appeal for Help"
by Laura Lee Hope
The girls devise a plan for dealing with the news from the telegram. Mr. Ford travels to Florida but returns emptyhanded. The girls continue plans for their own trip. Another letter arrives, confirming their suspicions regarding Will's troubles.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 2, Chapter 10: Long Arrow, the Son of Golden Arrow
by Hugh Lofting
Doctor Dolittle receives word about the disappearance of Golden Arrow's son, Long Arrow.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 11: “The Nest of the Missel Thrush”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary shows Dickon the garden and he agrees to help her take care of it. Mary admits to him that she likes him and he, inturn, admits he likes her. When she leaves to go inside, she worries that she’ll never see him again.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“Tritill, Litill, and the Birds”
by Andrew Lang
Each of three sons goes out to see the world. The first two are cruel to two beggars and birds and end up killed by an ogress. The third brother is kind to the beggars and the birds, and they help him win out over the ogress and earn many rewards.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 10: “Dickon”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary’s friendship with Ben grows stronger, but they soon fight and he storms off. Mary meets Dickon. She takes him to the garden.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 13: “What Tottles Meant”
by Lewis Carroll
Mein Herr begins to sing and Tottles replies (and he means every word).