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Selected American and British Poems

Le Jardin Des Tuileries

by Oscar Wilde

This winter air is keen and cold, and keen and cold this winter sun,

Little Women

Part 2, Chapter 41: Learning to Forget

by Louisa May Alcott

Amy, having learned of Beth's passing, is joined by Laurie in Europe.

Little Women

Part 1, Chapter 15: A Telegram

by Louisa May Alcott

Mrs. March departs after receiving word of Mr. March's health. Jo makes a sacrifice to provide for the family.

Beowulf

Chapter 5

by Francis Barton Gummere

Little Women

Part 1, Chapter 23: Aunt March Settles the Question

by Louisa May Alcott

Mr. Brooke pays a visit to the Marches to make a request of Meg.

Little Women

Part 2, Chapter 24: Gossip

by Louisa May Alcott

Three years have passed and Mr. March has come home. Meg is preparing for her marriage, while Jo pursues a writing career.

Little Women

Part 2, Chapter 47: Harvest Time

by Louisa May Alcott

After the sudden death of Aunt March, Joe and the Professor inherit Plumfield. The novel closes as Mrs. March celebrates her sixtieth birthday surrounded by her daughters and extended family.

Moby Dick

Chapter 120: The Deck Toward the End of the First Night Watch

by Herman Melville

Starbuck once again doubts the judgement of Ahab.

Little Women

Part 2, Chapter 30: Consequences

by Louisa May Alcott

Mrs. Chester's fair allows the girls to show off their individual talents. Aunt Carrol's decision leaves Jo dissapointed.

Little Women

Part 2, Chapter 43: Surprises

by Louisa May Alcott

Laurie and Amy return home with some surprising news. Professor Bhear, in town on business, pays a visit to Jo.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Part the Sixth

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Phantom voices question the what is driving the ship forward. As the voices disappear, the Mariner awakes to find the crew glaring at him. The ship approaches shore.

Lyrics of Love and Laughter

The Colored Band

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Wen de colo’ed ban’ comes ma’chin’ down de street,

Little Women

Part 1, Chapter 11: Experiments

by Louisa May Alcott

The girls decide to experiment with laziness.

Little Women

Part 1, Chapter 9: Meg Goes to Vanity Fair

by Louisa May Alcott

Meg's stay with the Moffats introduces her to the life of a young lady.

Little Women

Part 2, Chapter 26: Artistic Attempts

by Louisa May Alcott

Amy's luncheon with her art class goes badly.

Little Women

Part 2, Chapter 42: All Alone

by Louisa May Alcott

Jo is deeply affected by Beth's passing, and begins to reminisce about her time in New York with Professor Bhaer.

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Clever Gretel

by Grimm Brothers

Gretel uses her wits in order to avoid punishment.

Little Women

Part 1, Chapter 12: Camp Laurence

by Louisa May Alcott

Laurence invites the girls to go camping.

Little Women

Part 1, Chapter 10: The P.C. and P.O.

by Louisa May Alcott

The secretive Pickwick Club is disclosed to the reader.

The Pink Fairy Book

The Cunning Shoemaker

by Andrew Lang

A shoemaker sets out to earn money in another town. He is successful, but meets with a band of robbers who wish to take all he has earned. He devises a trick to prevent the robbers from getting the better of him. The robbers soon realize that they have been deceived, and seek out the shoemaker for revenge. He again outwits them, and so it goes on.

Humour and Dialect

Protest

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

"Who say my hea’t ain’t true to you?"

The Flamingo Feather

Chapter VII: "Chitta Becomes a Seminole"

by Kirk Munroe

The story turns to Chitta, revealing his actions and travels after the burning of the storehouse.

Lyrics of Love and Laughter

The Visitor

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

"Little lady at de do’,"

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

“Chapter 2”

by Mark Twain

Huck plays a trick on Jim in order to avoid getting caught sneaking out. Huck joins Tom Sawyer's gang.

Humour and Dialect

A Cabin Tale (The Young Master Asks For a Story)

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

"Whut you say, dah? huh, uh! chile,"