Selected American and British Poems
"Barbara Frietchie"
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Poem describing the patriotism of a ninety-year old woman as General Stonewall Jackson marches through Frederick, Maryland.
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Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 11: “Curly and the Chestnuts”
by Howard R. Garis
Curly was punished by his teacher and had to stay after school. While cleaning the chalkboard, Jacko the organ-monkey hit Curly in the head with chestnuts. They decided to roast them. The alligator came to attack them, but was frightened away by the popping of the chestnuts.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXVIII
by Jane Austen
Marianne and Elinor are obliged to accompany Lady Middleton to a party, though Marianne clearly has no heart for it where the girls meet up with Willoughby again, but the meeting does not go well.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 3: "The Jolly Roger"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story the rain keeps the children indoors until they turn the thought of a flood into an imaginative game in which they are pirates on a ship.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 4: “How Curly Helped Mother”
by Howard R. Garis
The pig children help their mother do the laundry. When she leaves to help a sick neighbor, Curly decides to surprise her and finish the laundry. When he tries to hang up a large pillowcase, the wind picks him up into the air and into a tree.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
De Way T'ings Come
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"De way t’ings come, hit seems to me,"
Moby Dick
Chapter 6: The Street
by Herman Melville
Ishmael wanders the streets of New Bedford.
Winesburg, Ohio
Tandy, concerning Tandy Hard
by Sherwood Anderson
How Tandy Hard comes by her name.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 1: Puddleby
by Hugh Lofting
John Dolittle, a knowledgable doctor in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, finds that his love of animals is taking a toll on his finances.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Lawyer's Way"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"I ‘ve been list’nin’ to them lawyers"
The Four Million
"Memoirs of a Yellow Dog" The Four Million
by O. Henry
A dog despises the masters coddling treatment.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
A Plantation Portrait
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Hain’t you see my Mandy Lou,"
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
W'en I Gits Home
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"It’s moughty tiahsome layin’ ‘roun’"
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 4, Scene 2
by William Shakespeare
Portia dispatches Nerissa to Shylock's house. The disguised Portia is approached by Graziano.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
My Little March Girl
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Come to the pane, draw the curtain apart,
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 23: The Island of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Dantes visits the Island of Monte Cristo.
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 36: In Which Phileas Fogg’s Name is Once More at a Premium on Change
by Jules Verne
With Phileas' whereabouts unknown, the members of the Reforms Club, as well as all of London, anxiously await news on the fate of Phileas.
The Invisible Man
Chapter 15
by H.G. Wells
Dr. Kemp hears rumours of an invisible man. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
Tales of the Jazz Age
May Day Chapter XI
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 28: “Pinky and the Lemon”
by Howard R. Garis
Mrs. Twistytail goes to a neighbor to borrow a spool of thread leaving baby Pinky alone in the house. While she’s gone, a baboon with a bad case of the mumps tries to eat the pig. She accidentally squeezes a lemon and squirts him in the eye causing him to flee.
Black Beauty
Part 3, Chapter 43: A Friend in Need
by Anna Sewell
With election day upon them, Jerry and Black Beauty prepare for a very busy day. Jerry's paternal instincts take over when a rider in need arrives.
Winesburg, Ohio
Departure, concerning George Willard
by Sherwood Anderson
George prepares to leave Winesburg.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Fourteenth Night: The Sleigh and the Tiny Reindeer”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
Marmaduke is sick and has to stay in bed. He becomes very lonely because his siblings were sent to visit their uncle until he Marmaduke recovers. The Toyman visits him and sings to him while making him a special toy to help cheer him up.
More Jataka Tales
“Prince Wicked and the Grateful Animals”
by Ellen C. Babbitt
A poor man’s good heart wins him power and riches over Prince Wicked.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Act 3, Scene 3
by William Shakespeare
Cinna the poet is the victim of mistaken identity.