Florida Trails
Chapter XXV: “In a Turpentine Camp”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator describes a negro man who works in a pinery and turpentine camp.
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Selected Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
"The Stimulation of the Alps"
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The author describes his experiences in the Alps.
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.
Florida Trails
Chapter XVIII: “In Grapefruit Groves”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator explains the history of grapefruit. He describes the types of birds that frequent the groves and the other animals that can be found in the lush greenery of the grapefruit groves.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Chapter 11
by James Weldon Johnson
The narrator reflects on his past and experiemce being a “white man.”
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 12: “Slow Torture”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee is bothered by his armor and becomes irritable. The woman, Sandy, is annoying him with her constant inane babble.
The Tragedy of MacBeth
Act 4, Scene 1
by William Shakespeare
Hecate commends the witches before the Macbeth's arrival. Macbeth is shown prophecies of the future. Lennox arrives with news of Macduff.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Preface
by Lewis Carroll
The preface to the book.
Agnes Grey
Chapter XXIII: The Park
by Anne Brontë
Rosalie reveals her feelings about life and marriage.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 30
by James Fenimore Cooper
Uncas’ mistaken identity saves all but one prisoner from Magua’s grasp. The group vows to pursue Magua.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XVII: “Miriam’s Trouble”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
While sitting on a fallen column, the four friends admire the moonlight.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 5
by Mary Shelley
Victor finishes his creature and is frightened by its appearance. He falls ill with a nervous fever after reuniting with Henry, who nurses him back to health and gives him a letter from Elizabeth.
The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne
Chapter V
by Ann Radcliffe
The Baron stops the attack on Dunbayne by threatening Osbert’s life. He offers up a trade: the Earl for his sister. Alleyn returns to Athlin and tries to help Matilda find another option.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 24: “How the Tin Woodman Told the Sad News”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends visit the Tin Man who looks troubled. He gives them a tour of the castle and lunch, then tells them of the Nome King’s terrible plot. He tells them of the hopelessness of the near future.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 13: “The Story of Balder”
by James Baldwin
A young sea-king tells a story.
Moby Dick
Chapter 119: The Candles
by Herman Melville
A typhoon destroys a harpoon boat as Ahab continues to put the crew in harms way unnecessarily.
A Florida Sketch-Book
Chapter 6: “On the Upper St. John’s”
by Bradford Torrey
The narrator talks of taking a “botanical stroll” along the St. John's River in Sanford.
Tales of the Jazz Age
May Day Chapter IV
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XIX
by Jane Austen
Marianne and Elinor are again shown to be foils in their responses to misfortune in their love lives. This chapter shows a certain confrontation between the gossipy mirth of Mrs. Jennings and her daughter, and the propriety, and perhaps even unsociability, shown by Lady Middleton and Mr. Palmer.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 9
by Mary Shelley
Victor is melancholy after Justine’s execution and thinks of Elizabeth and his father to keep from thoughts of suicide. The family travels to their home at Belrive and the beautiful scenery cheers him somewhat.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 31
by James Fenimore Cooper
Uncas prepares the Delaware for battle. Gamut arrives with news of Cora’s location. Hawkeye has a plan.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Eleventh Night: Mother Hen and Robber Hawk”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
The children watch the growth of baby chicks until a hawk comes to prey on them. The Toyman shoots the hawk and buries him next to the dead crow as a warning to evil-doers.
The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists
Chapter XIII: "Lost in the Fog"
by Captain Quincy Allen
The fog conceals any chance of seeing the shore. As the boys work to fix the motor they worry they are drifting farther away from shore. Just as things seem to be looking up they find themselves facing a new danger.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Introduction to Poems, Letter to Mr. B-
by Edgar Allan Poe
A letter from the author to Mr. B.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XLII: “Reminiscences of Miriam”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda bids Kenyon never to speak of Miriam