Humour and Dialect
How Lucy Backslid
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"De times is mighty stirrin’ ‘mong de people up ouah way,"
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The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 34
by Edith Wharton
After the passage of many years Newland, now widowed, travels to Paris with his son. Newland declines an invitation from his son.
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Chapter 17: "From Bondage to Freedom"
by Mary Everest Boole
"Moses had said, from the first, that the people of Israel would have to think of “I Am” as the deliverer from bondage; but they were not, at the time when he said it, advanced enough in their algebra to understand that idea properly..."
Moby Dick
Chapter 10: A Bosom Friend
by Herman Melville
Ishmael embraces Queequeg and his strange customs.
Common Sense
Part 1
by Thomas Paine
The author discusses the origin and role of government.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 37: The Subject Continued
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Rebecca makes a deal before returning to London. Rebecca and Rawdon make arrangements with Mr. Raggles. Rebecca receives word of Miss Crawley's death and inheritence.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 1: A Slave Among Slaves
by Booker T. Washington
The author's earliest memories of childhood and the conditions in which his family lived and worked are explained.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 58: Our Friend the Major
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Jos and Dobbin get a good nights sleep. Dobbin prepares for a reunion of sorts.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 8
by Mark Twain
Tom plays hooky from school feeling bad about his lunch with Becky. Tom runs into his friend Joe Harper.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 24”
by Mark Twain
Huck, Jim, the duke and the dauphin arrive in another town. The duke and the dauphin attempt to steal a deceased man's wealth.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Elf Maiden
by Andrew Lang
A man is stranded on an island because of a trick his friend played on him out of jealousy. He meets another woman and they live a magical life.
The Invisible Man
Chapter 9
by H.G. Wells
Mr. Marvel meets The Invisible Man and finds him to be very demanding. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 5
by Mark Twain
The church breaks out is a sudden commotion when a dog has a run in with a beetle.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Belfry of Bruges
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The poem decribes the author’s dream centered around the town belfry
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 9: Personal Treatment
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass remembers the kindness of Miss Lucretia.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Seventh, Chapter 2
by Victor Hugo
Claude Frollo watches Esmeralda's performance, wishing to know the identity of her assistant. Having recognized Gringoire, Claude Frollo chastises him about his current occupation. Gringoire informs Claude Frollo of his wife and the strange events which lead to his nuptials.
The Bird's Christmas Carol
Chapter 4: Birds of a Feather Flock Together
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
The many members of the Bird family return home to visit during the holidays.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tailor of Gloucester”
by Beatrix Potter
This book tells the story of a poor tailor, his cat, and the mice that live in his shop. He has many scraps of cloth and ribbons left over that are too small for any practical use. The mice take these and make fine clothes for themselves. The tailor sends his cat Simpkin to buy food and a twist of cherry-colored silk for a coat the mayor has commissioned for his wedding. While the cat is gone, he frees the mice from teacups where Simpkin has imprisoned them. When Simpkin returns and finds his mice gone, he hides the twist in anger. When the tailor falls ill, the mice save the day by completing the coat.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 36: The Glory and the Dream
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Exam results are posted, bringing positive news to Anne. The Cuthbert's continuing health problems concern Anne.
The Tale of Brownie Beaver
Chapter 19: “The New Suit”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Brownie goes to pick up his new suit and finds that his pants are too long. Mr. Frog tells him to tie stones to his feet to help his legs stretch. The next morning (after his pants had stopped shrinking) they were just the right size.
Florida: Essays and Poems
Henry M. Flagler — Empire Builder
by W. M. Walker
A profile of Henry M. Flagler published in 1925 in a Florida magazine. This profile was the first in a series called "The Ten Greatest Men of Florida," which the magazine described as a reader-requested series on the "men who had done the most toward the progress and development of Florida."
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XXVI. THE WORST PERIL OF ALL
by Jules Verne
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 4
by Mary Shelley
Victor studies with enthusiasm and ignores his social life. He learns all his teachers have to teach him and begins his fascinating and absorbing work on an animate being because of his fixation on discovering the secret of life.
The Game of Logic
Chapter 4
by Lewis Carroll
The author gives the reader several random logic puzzles to decipher.
The Olive Fairy Book
The Satin Surgeon
by Traditional
A king has two daughters, though one is ugly and cruel and the other beautiful and kind. A prince is supposed to be promised to the former, but falls in love with the latter. The bitter sister and the king send away the younger princess to a tower where she is trapped. The prince tries to see his princess, but is harmed by the plans of the elder sister.The princess escapes her tower and sets off to save the prince she loves.