The Mystery of Cloomber
Chapter IX: “Narrative of John Easterling, F.R.C.P.Edin.”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dr. Easterling is called to attend to the General’s high fever and illness.
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Vanity Fair
Chapter 3: Rebecca is in Presence of the Enemy
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Becky Sharp is introduced to Joseph Sedley.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 5
by Ross Kay
Grant realizes he has the wrong bag as he gets onto the motor boat. He discovers the bag is heavier than his and tries to think of a plan to get his back or at least open the mystery one. Fred and John seem to know something more about the luggage.
Flatland
Part 1, Section 9: Of the Universal Colour Bill
by Edwin A. Abbott
The author discusses the Art of Sight Recognition and the Universal Color Bill.
Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 26: Artistic Attempts
by Louisa May Alcott
Amy's luncheon with her art class goes badly.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 15: “The Little Foxes”
by Lewis Carroll
Bruno continues his story.
The Castle of Otranto
Preface to the First Edition
by Horace Walpole
The preface to the book.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 60: Returns to the Genteel World
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Little George returns, as does good fortune, to the Sedley house.
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,
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Visitors
by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau describes the many visitors who have entered his home.
A Little Princess
Chapter 8: In the Attic
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara begins her new life as a servant.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 2: “How Uncle Henry Got into Trouble”
by L. Frank Baum
Because of Uncle Henry’s failing health and poor weather, he and Aunt Em are broke and are going to lose the farm. They tell Dorothy that she will be better off living as a princess in Oz rather than poor with them. Dorothy goes to her room and with the help of Ozma and the Magic Belt, she leaves for Oz.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
CHAPTER XVII. VERTICAL DESCENT
by Jules Verne
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Eighth, Chapter 6
by Victor Hugo
Having been with his garrison for a period, the recovered Captain Phoebus arrives in Notre Dame as the crowd gathers for punishment of Esmeralda. Upon seeing Captain Phoebus, the condemned Esmeralda collapses just before she is rescued by Quasimoto.
American Short Fiction
Rodman the Keeper
by Constance Fenimore Woolson
“Rodman the Keeper” is a powerful tale that highlights the irreconcilable differences between Northern and Southern cultures, with dignity and sympathy allotted to representative characters of both worlds.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 2: Animal Language
by Hugh Lofting
A suggestion from the Cat's-meat-man prompts John Dolittle to undertake a new venture, starting with the understanding of the animal language. Amongst the animals, word spreads of a new doctor with a special ability.
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 10: The Motor Races
by Laura Lee Hope
Jake's story is told to Alice. Alice and Ruth take part in a motor race.
Selected Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
Cockermouth and Keswick—A Fragment
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The author describes his experiences and observations in the Cockermouth and Keswick areas of Great Britain.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 16: Another Pressure of the Tyrant's Vice
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass makes his way back to St. Michael's, hoping that Master Thomas will intervene on his behalf.
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 Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 3: Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois analyzes the effect Booker T. Washington had on the American Negroes and whites.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 57: In the Lucerne Patch
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Maximilian visit Valentine at her house secretly.
A Little Princess
Chapter 15: The Magic
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Miss Minchin scolds the cook, which results in Sara being on the wrong end of the cooks temper.
The Professor
Chapter 23
by Charlotte Brontë
William decides to reveal his feelings to Frances.