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The Outdoor Girls in Florida

Chapter V: "Missing Again"

by Laura Lee Hope

The girls discuss their escape from the winter weather, the clothes to bring, and their plans for the Gem. A telegram from Florida arrives.

This chapter, covering the years 1867 to 1878, gives the author's first hand account of his experiences during the Reconstruction period, as well as a critique of the Federal Government's actions following the Civil War.

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

Chapter 3

by James Weldon Johnson

The narrator reflects on his first exposure to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

“Chapter 1”

by Mark Twain

The outcome of Huck and Tom's previous adventures are revealed. Widow Douglas' attempts to civilize Huck.

Little Women

Part 1, Chapter 14: Secrets

by Louisa May Alcott

Jo runs into Laurie and the two trade secrets.

A Lincoln Anthology

An Autobiographical Sketch by Abraham Lincoln

by Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln enjoyed telling stories of his youth and early manhood, but he wrote very little about himself. The following is the longest statement he has set down anywhere about his own life. And he did this only at the earnest request of a fellow citizen in Illinois, Mr. Fell.

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Chapter 9: “The Farewell-Party”

by Lewis Carroll

They all attend the party.

The Little Lame Prince

Chapter 3

by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik

We find that young Prince Dolor is not dead, but living with a nurse in Nomansland (a deserted country). His uncle faked the funeral having a wax figure of the Prince created. Dolor meets his godmother and she gives him a traveling cloak.

Symbolic Logic

“Book 5: Chapter 2”

by Lewis Carroll

This chapter describes the problems inherent in syllogisms.

Flappers and Philosophers

The Ice Palace

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Sally Carrol thinks that she wants a different life than the one she leads in the South, with a man who isn't like the boys she grew up with. Her engagement to Henry and her trip North show her what that different life would be like.

Vanity Fair

Chapter 10: Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Rebecca earns the trust of Sir Pitt.

The Woman in White

EPOCH TWO: “The Story Continued in Several Narratives, Part I”

by Wilkie Collins

A servant contracted by Count Fosco relates the events that took place at St. John's Wood during Lady Glyde's stay.

Presidential Addresses and Messages

The Second Inaugural Address of President Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1865

by Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865, during his inauguration at the start of his second term as President of the United States.

Tales of the Jazz Age

Porcelain and Pink

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Porcelain and Pink is a short story, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, about the mistaken identity of a woman in the bath-tub.

Sense and Sensibility

Chapter XVI

by Jane Austen

Marianne is up crying the whole of that night, and is absolutely inconsolable and overly dramatic in her grief.

The Woman in White

EPOCH THREE: “The Story Continued by Walter Hartright, Part I”

by Wilkie Collins

Walter tells of his new situation in life, living in London with his "sisters."

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 75: A Signed Statement

by Alexandre Dumas, pére

Monsieur Noirtier reveals to Franz information about the death of Franz's father.

The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two

Life, Poem 1

by Emily Dickinson

I'm nobody! Who are you?

Tales of Terror and Mystery

“The Terror of Blue John Gap”

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A story written in the form of a personal diary that investigates the strange disappearances of sheep into the Blue John Gap.

Main Street

Chapter 23

by Sinclair Lewis

Raymond enlists, as America enters World War I. Kennicott's desire to enlist is discouraged by the Doctor's Council of Gopher Prairie. Now a wealthy businessman in Boston, Percy Bresnahan returns to visit his hometown amidst a great celebration from the all of Gopher Prairie.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Part 1, Chapter 6: At Full Steam

by Jules Verne

Fearing the loss of his ship, Farragut chooses not to attack until morning. Ned Land's harpooning of the creature fails to produce the desired result. Arronnax finds himself in a precarious situation.

by Anne Brontë

Agnes Grey tries to convince herself to abandon thoughts of hope regarding Mr. Weston. A letter arrives from Rosalie.

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by Laura Lee Hope

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

by Booker T. Washington

by James Weldon Johnson

by Mark Twain

by Louisa May Alcott

by Abraham Lincoln

by Lewis Carroll

by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik

by Lewis Carroll

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

by William Makepeace Thackeray

by Wilkie Collins

by Abraham Lincoln

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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