The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Village Street
by Edgar Allan Poe
In these rapid, restless shadows, Once I walked at eventide,
In these rapid, restless shadows, Once I walked at eventide,
The ship is navigated out to sea.
Ishmael embraces Queequeg and his strange customs.
The author discusses the origin and role of government.
William discusses Pelet, his mother, and a strange meeting with two women.
The colony of cats take in an abused daughter, Lizina, and give her the fair treatment she deserves.
The author's earliest memories of childhood and the conditions in which his family lived and worked are explained.
Tom plays hooky from school feeling bad about his lunch with Becky. Tom runs into his friend Joe Harper.
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.
Anne's visit to Aunt Josephine's house gives her a new perspective on city-life and wealth.
Mr. Marvel meets The Invisible Man and finds him to be very demanding. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
Mr. Douglass remembers the kindness of Miss Lucretia.
After the storms dies down, Maud Brewster joins the sailors for the evening meal, where she makes a request of Captain Larsen. Hump and Maud, having recognized each other as peers, engage in conversation as an agitated Captain Laren looks on.
Lorry discusses Lucie's suitors with Miss Pross. A story relayed from the Tower of London disturbs Dr. Manette.
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 many members of the Bird family return home to visit during the holidays.
This poem describes a battle fought by the constellation Orion
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.
Exam results are posted, bringing positive news to Anne. The Cuthbert's continuing health problems concern Anne.
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.
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."
How a sister is ready to sacrifice everything to save her brothers from a curse.
A doctor has a rather unusual conversation with a dying patient.