The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 2, Chapter 5: Mendoza
by Hugh Lofting
Luke's trial commences and Doctor Dolittle is called as a witness for the defense.
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Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 14: “Fairy-Sylvie”
by Lewis Carroll
Arthur and the narrator talk about Lady Muriel and their relationship.
The Age of Innocence
Part 1, Chapter 15
by Edith Wharton
Newland departs for Florida in spite of a request by Ellen.
The Professor
Chapter 21
by Charlotte Brontë
Two letters arrive. William tries to work out a plan for employment.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter XIV: "A Night of Terror"
by Kirk Munroe
The weather changes Ribault’s plans. Menendez takes advantage of a land route. Rene saves others, but isn't safe himself.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 4
by Mark Twain
Tom trades his profits from the whitewashing for tickets in order to win a prize at church. Tom is introduced to Judge Thatcher.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 15: The Home-Coming of 'Rastus Smith
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
No one is more excited about the homecoming of Erastus Smith, than his old childhood sweetheart Sally Martin.
Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida
"The Elmer Mill and Ferry Company"
by Kirk Munroe
The town establishes a mill association and names its board.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
Isaac Barrow
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of Isaac Barrow.
Winesburg, Ohio
Godliness, a Tale in Four Parts: Part 1, concerning Jesse Bentley
by Sherwood Anderson
The Civil War brings many changes to Jesse Bentley's life,
Stories from Around the World
“The Good Children”
by Traditional
How an emperor learned to appreciate old people.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 5, Chapter 6: General Polynesia
by Hugh Lofting
The Terrible Three fight valiantly against the Bagjagderags, but cannot hold back the enemies superior numbers. Polynesia, now in charge of an army of her own, rises to the occasion.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 12: “The Search for the Wicked Witch”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends fight wolves, crows, and bees, and are captured by the Flying Monkeys. The Wicked Witch tries to take Dorothy’s Silver Shoes but Dorothy throws a bucket of water on her and melts her away!
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 5: “The Roses Repulse the Refugees”
by L. Frank Baum
Betsy and Hank wander around the country and meet the enchanted Roses who explain that intruders are not welcome in the Rose Kingdom.
Moby Dick
Chapter 65: The Whale as a Dish
by Herman Melville
A brief culinary account of whale meat.
Common Sense
Part 1
by Thomas Paine
The author discusses the origin and role of government.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Chapter 11: “They Meet the Wooden Gargoyles”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends come upon the flying gargoyles (or “gurgles” as she calls them).
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 8: In Which Passepartout Talks Rather More, Perhaps, Than is Prudent
by Jules Verne
Detective Fix accompanies Passepartout on his errands in an attempt to better understand Phileas Fogg.
A Lincoln Anthology
The Boy’s Life of Lincoln
by Helen Nicolay
A short biographical sketch of Abe Lincoln.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Story of King Frost
by Andrew Lang
A step-daughter’s kind ways saves her and earns her riches, and a step-mother’s wicked ways kills her daughter and herself.
Winesburg, Ohio
Tandy, concerning Tandy Hard
by Sherwood Anderson
How Tandy Hard comes by her name.
The Little Lame Prince
Chapter 10
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
Dolor became a great king and continued to fly his cloak as he grew older. He continued a long and happy reign and when he grew tired at the end of his life, his godmother took him away to Nomansland along with his magical traveling cloak.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 32
by Mark Twain
Tom and Becky are found and the cave is sealed off, presumably with Injun Joe inside.
The Little Lame Prince
Chapter 1
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
There is a christening and the nurse drops the newborn prince. the Queen dies.
Selected Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
"Letter to a Young Gentleman who Proposes to Embrace the Career of Art"
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The author discusses the benefits and drawbacks of choosing art as a vocation.