Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXVII
by Jane Austen
Marianne is thrilled by the prospect of an anticipated visitor’s arrival, but Elinor is doubtful and critical of the return.
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Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 3”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
The Game of Logic
Chapter 1, Part 3
by Lewis Carroll
The author explains the use of logic and explains the fallacies associated with logic.
David Copperfield
Chapter 44: Our Housekeeping
by Charles Dickens
Dora and David begin their life's together.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 1: Playing Pilgrims
by Louisa May Alcott
With their father away at war, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy make plans for Christmas. A letter from their father arrives.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 24: “Dorothy Is Delighted”
by L. Frank Baum
Ann expresses her homesickness and dismay for trying to conquer the world. Ozma and the Wizard sit watching the entire spectacle in their magic picture frame and feel sorry for Queen Ann. The Wizard instantly sends Queen Ann, her officers, Files and the Rose Princess back to Oogaboo. Tik-Tok is sent back to Oz. Ozma consults with Dorothy about the strangers. The Wizard sends for Betsy, Hank, Shaggy and his brother.
Agnes Grey
Chapter VIII: The ‘Coming Out’
by Anne Brontë
Miss Murray and Agnes Grey discuss the upcoming ball, family, and marriage.
Agnes Grey
Chapter III: A Few More Lessons
by Anne Brontë
Agnes Grey details the challenges posed by her charges, and the strained relations she feels within the family. She rises to the challenge, determined to succeed.
Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 2: "Shall Teaching Be My Life Work"
by Thomas E. Sanders
Evaluating whether teaching will be just a job or a lifetime career.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Miser in the Bush
by Grimm Brothers
After working for a miserly farmer, a servant has three wishes granted.
Moby Dick
Chapter 103: Measurement of The Whale's Skeleton
by Herman Melville
Ishmael offers his observations of a whale skeleton he had previously measured.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 13
by Mary Shelley
A new guest that does not speak the common language moves into the cottage that the monster observes and he learns the language as it is taught to her. He learns the obligations and pleasures of human relationships and realizes his lonliness.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 101: Locusta
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Valentine discovers who has been poisoning the occupants of the Villefort house.
Main Street
Chapter 27
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol is befriended by Maud Dyer, who proceeds to ridicule Nat Hick's assistant tailor, Erik Valborg.
Physics
Book 1
by Aristotle
The author poses some questions about principles of motion.
The Brown Fairy Book
Story of Wali Dad the Simple-Hearted
by Andrew Lang
An old man saves his money and does not know what to do with it. He buys a beautiful bracelet and gives it to a princess who sends him an extravagant gift that he then immediately sends to a prince. There is a constant exchange of gifts between the three until the old man is transformed into a man of great wealth and the prince and princess find each other.
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 Sea-Wolf
Chapter 31
by Jack London
Hump continues to create a measure of comfort for himself and Maud.
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.
Dracula
Chapter 3
by Bram Stoker
The Count asks Jonathan about the shipping business in England and insists that Jonathan stays with him for a month. The two send letters to England regarding the business. Jonathan writes Mina in a secret code. Jonathan explores the forbidden parts of the castle and is horrified by what he discovers. He wonders if he has gone mad.
Moby Dick
Chapter 132: The Symphony
by Herman Melville
Ahab and Starbuck talk of their families. Ahab feels his actions are unreasonable, but cannot stop.
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.
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Chapter 1: "From Arithmetic to Algebra"
by Mary Everest Boole
The journey from understanding arithmetic and the laws of logos to understanding algebra is explained, in a way suitable for children.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“The Language of Beasts”
by Andrew Lang
For saving the daughter of the snake king, a man receives the gift of understanding the language of the beasts and becomes wiser because of this.