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The Last of the Mohicans

Chapter 22

by James Fenimore Cooper

Gamut tells Hawkeye the women have been taken to separate locations. Gamut and Heyward intend to get a message to the women.

Anne of Green Gables

Chapter 7: Anne Says Her Prayers

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Marilla begins her upbringing of Anne.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Chapter 22

by Mark Twain

Tom continues to look for distractions. Tom finds himself suddenly ill.

The Heart of Happy Hollow

Chapter 13: Schwalliger's Philanthropy

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Mr. Schwalliger helps an old man get back his money after he lost it in a scheme at the racetracks.

Dracula

Chapter 7

by Bram Stoker

A great storm in Whitby and a ship with its dead captain comes on shore. The cargo consisits of wooden boxes and a dog that jumps off the boat and disappears. The captain’s log tells about the horror that took place on the ship. The boat is claimed by a group of Russians. The town holds a funeral for the captain and a normally quiet dog is terrified. Lucy is bothered and continues dreaming and sleepwalking.

The Journey to the Center of the Earth

Chapter XXIV. WELL SAID, OLD MOLE! CANST THOU WORK I' THE GROUND SO FAST?

by Jules Verne

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Chapter 7: “Mein Herr”

by Lewis Carroll

Lady Muriel gets a visit from a German man.

Around the World in 80 Days

Chapter 37: In Which It is Shown That Phileas Fogg Gained Nothing by His Tour Around the World, Unless it Were Happiness

by Jules Verne

Having won his wager, Phileas prepares for his wedding. The events just prior to Phileas' arrival at the Reform Club are presented to the reader.

The Emerald City of Oz

Chapter 5: “How Dorothy Became a Princess”

by L. Frank Baum

Dorothy and Toto return to Oz and are greeted by all of their friends. The next day, Dorothy and Ozma wait for Uncle Henry and Aunt Em to arrive in the throne room at the palace. The elderly couple are greeted by Ozma and the royal subjects.

Moby Dick

Chapter 98: Stowing Down and Clearing Up

by Herman Melville

Ishmael finishes up his description of the processing of whale oil.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Adventure 6: “The Man with the Twisted Lip”

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Mr. Watson finds Holmes in an opium den when looking for a friend who had been missing. Holmes is studying a case in which a man disappeared from the upstairs room of the den. All that was found was a deformed man with a limp and traces of the man’s blood and clothes with no apparent violence.

The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter 11

by Stephen Crane

Henry comes across two groups of soldiers. One group is retreating, while the other moves towards the battle enthusiastically. Henry joins the advancing troops, but still fears his comrades will question his momentary absence from the battle.

Tales of the Jazz Age

Mr. Icky

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Mr. Icky, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a short story describing a strange conversation between Mr. Icky, an older man dressed in a costume, and a young boy named Peter.

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 Iliad

Introduction

by Homer

Introduction by Theodore Buckley

Hamlet

Act 5, Scene 1

by William Shakespeare

Hamlet and Horatio come upon two grave-diggers. Hamlet ponders the inevitability of death. The arrival of Ophelia's funeral procession results in a confrontation between Hamlet and Laertes.

A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court

Chapter 24: “A Rival Magician”

by Mark Twain

The abbot and the monks were eager to bathe. The Yankee finds a telephone office in an abandoned hermit’s cave. He calls Arthur and tells him that he will travel to Camelot. When he arrives, the Yankee is disappointed at the king’s choices for his army. The Yankee goes back to the monks and proves another magician a fraud. The Yankee checks on the progress of the king and makes arrangements for a large welcome.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Chapter 13

by Mark Twain

Tom, feeling low and friendless, decides that he would be better suited to a life of crime. The gang of Tom, Huck, and Joe plan to meet that night.

My Bondage and My Freedom

Chapter 24: Twenty One Months in Great Britain

by Frederick Douglass

With his newfound liberty in jeopardy, Mr. Douglass departs for Great Britain.

Hamlet

Act 3, Scene 3

by William Shakespeare

Claudius prepares to dispatch Hamlet to England. Hamlet, encountering Claudius in mid-prayer, resolves to act later and under different circumstances.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

“Chapter 37”

by Mark Twain

Aunt Sally becomes suspicious after a number of items disappear, only to re-appear later. Huck and Tom bake a "witch pie" for Jim.

The Last of the Mohicans

Chapter 2

by James Fenimore Cooper

Magua agrees to lead Alice, Cora, and Major Heyward to Fort William Henry by means of a secret path. The group encounters an interesting stranger along the way.

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Mother Holle

by Grimm Brothers

A young girl's good deeds bring her rewards, whereas her stepsister's laziness results in a life of ugliness.

The Scarlet Letter

Chapter 21: “The New England Holiday”

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Echoing the novel’s beginning, the narrator describes another public gathering in the marketplace, but this time the purpose is to celebrate the installation of a new governor. Hester receives uneasines news about her journey and Chillingworth.

Main Street

Chapter 36

by Sinclair Lewis

Will is bothered by Carol's apathy towards the Gopher Prairie boosting campaign. Carol and Will continue to argue about her impending departure. Carol departs for Washington.