Crime and Punishment
Part 1, Chapter 1
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov walks to the pawnbroker in an attempt to alleviate his mounting debt.
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Jane Eyre
Chapter XXXI
by Charlotte Brontë
At Morton, the wealthy heiress Rosamond Oliver provides Jane with a cottage in which to live. Jane begins teaching, but to her own regret, she finds the work degrading and disappointing. While on a visit to Jane, St. John reveals that he, too, used to feel that he had made the wrong career choice, until one day he heard God’s call. Now he plans to become a missionary. The beautiful Rosamond Oliver then appears, interrupting St. John and Jane’s conversation. From their interaction, Jane believes that Rosamond and St. John are in love.
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.
Beyond the City
Chapter I: “The New-Comers”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two women, Bertha and Monica, are watching their new neighbors move in. The woman does not act lady-like and her nephew is quite broad. The cabman unloads a good amount of various types of sports equipment.
In the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 10
by W.H.G. Kingston
The men are assisted by runaway slaves. They find food, but also discover several dead bodies.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 25: “Life Out of Death”
by Lewis Carroll
The narrator receives a letter from Lady Muriel. Eric has returned.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XX. THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS
by Jules Verne
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXXVII: “The Emptiness of Picture-Galleries”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda wanders through a picture gallery and feels the weariness and lonliness that accompanies it.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ashputtel
by Grimm Brothers
A young woman's father remarries after the death of his wife.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 28: “Drilling the King”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee must constantly make up for the king’s blunders if they are to keep their disguises. The king tells the Yankee that he an even greater wizard than Merlin and the Yankee tells him that he can see into the future. The king quizzes him on the future of the world. The Yankee drills the king on how to act in a peasant dwelling and the king has a hard time adjusting to it, but finally catches on.
The Jungle
Chapter 1
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis and Ona celebrate their wedding, however so little money is received from the guest that Jurgis can't pay for the reception. Jurgis vows to work harder. Jurgis and Ona's past in Lithuania is revisited.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter VIII: “A Modern Arcadia”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Coverdale compares the feminine characteristics of Zenobia and Priscilla. He discusses the plan for the community at Blithedale, and the reaction of those outside the community.
The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 12: “The Minister’s Vigil”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Dimmesdale mounts the scaffold where his behavior becomes absurd and neurotic followed by the next day’s powerful sermon and the mystery of the burning A in the sky.
The Iliad
Book 2: The Trial of the Army, and Catalogue of the Forces
by Homer
Zeus, keeping his promise to the Trojans, sends a false dream to Agamemnon.
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 13
by Jack London
A recovered Mugridge returns to work as cook, relieving Hump of his extra duties. An altercation between Leach and Johansen results in friendship between Hump and Leach.
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 5: Disabled
by Laura Lee Hope
The evacuation is halted, but the Captain’s assessment of the ship is not good.
The Professor
Chapter 4
by Charlotte Brontë
William considers his work as a tradesman, and is confronted by Mr. Hunsden.
Beowulf
Chapter 33
by Francis Barton Gummere
The Iliad
Book 21: The Battle in the River Scamander
by Homer
Achilles takes no mercy on the Trojans, as he takes his vengeance for the slain patroclus.
The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 19
by Edith Wharton
May and Newland's wedding day finally comes.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 15
by Mark Twain
Tom, having returned home temporarily, overhears his Aunt Polly speaking with Mrs. Harper. Tom, Joe, and Huck continue to pursue their new life as pirates.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 10: “The Guardian of the Gate”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Lion find their way to the Emerald City.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 17: The Last Flogging
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass returns to Mr. Covey's house, and has one last battle with the cowardly master.
Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 17: Arithmetic in the School
by Thomas E. Sanders
Different and effective methods for instructing students in subject of arithmetic.
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.