The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 25
by Ross Kay
The boys discover a detective who tells them the history of the bond and the canal-men that he was tracking. With the mystery solved the boys and Sam await the race.
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Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 21: “Through the Ivory Door”
by Lewis Carroll
Sylvie asks the Professor for help.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
To a Child
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longfellow talks to a child about the good and the bad of the real world.
A Florida Sketch-Book
Chapter 10: “Walks About Tallahassee”
by Bradford Torrey
The narrator arrives in Tallahassee in time to hear a political economist speak. The narrator then goes on to describe Tallahassee itself.
A Florida Sketch-Book
Chapter 5: “A Morning at the Old Sugar Mill ”
by Bradford Torrey
The narrator describes his journey to visit “the Old Sugar Mill”, a collection of ruins north of New Smyrna.
Jane Eyre
Chapter XIX
by Charlotte Brontë
Jane goes in to the library to have her fortune read, and after overcoming her skepticism, she finds herself entranced by the old woman’s speech. The gypsy woman seems to know a great deal about Jane and tells her that she is very close to happiness. She also says that she told Blanche Ingram that Rochester was not as wealthy as he seemed, thereby accounting for Blanche’s sullen mood. As the woman reads Jane’s fortune, her voice slowly deepens, and Jane realizes that the gypsy is Rochester in disguise. Jane reproaches Rochester for tricking her and remembers thinking that Grace Poole might have been the gypsy. When Rochester learns that Mr. Mason has arrived, he looks troubled.
Great Expectations
Chapter 15
by Charles Dickens
Joe defends Mrs. Joe's honor by fighting Orlick. Miss Joe is attacked.
The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 1: Of Our Spiritual Strivings
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois introduces the struggles and strives of the Negro over the course of history.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 17: “The Three Badgers”
by Lewis Carroll
Lady Muriel, Arthur, and the Earl and his daughter consider going off on their own picnic.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 2
by Ross Kay
The four boys continue on at a steady pace in their motor boat and talk about the boat races and the qualifications to enter West Point.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 23
by Mary Shelley
Victor is convinced the monster’s threat was a proposal to duel with him. However, when he sends Elizabeth to bed, he finds the monster had intended to kill her. Following the sorrowful event, Victor’s father dies a few days later. Victor tries to tell the magistrate about the monster but he doesn’t believe him and Victor vows to devote his life to its destruction.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXXIX: “The World’s Cathedral”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda wanders into a cathedral and becomes entranced by its magic.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter II: "A Wonderful Deliverance"
by Kirk Munroe
The Indian tribe prepares for a great festival where a young man will be chosen as the bow-bearer.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ashputtel
by Grimm Brothers
A young woman's father remarries after the death of his wife.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XII
by Jane Austen
Elinor is displeased and bothered by new events.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 7
by Ross Kay
Fred is awakened by someone entering the room, but he doesn’t stay. When the boys attempt to depart in the morning, the rude men from the bar are on board and ready to depart. They stay on board as the boys leave the dock.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Dragon of the North
by Andrew Lang
A youth steals a magic ring from a witch-maiden in order to slay a dragon, but suffers her punishment for the theft.
The Wind in the Willows
The Further Adventures of Toad
by Kenneth Grahame
Toad continues to make his way home, but once again finds trouble behind the wheel of an automobile.
Hamlet
Act 4, Scene 5
by William Shakespeare
Ophelia behavior is cause for concern. Laertes returns from France seeking revenge of his own.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 21
by Mary Shelley
Victor finds that the murdered man is his friend Henry, who has the mark of the monster’s hands on his neck. Victor goes into convulsions, falls ill, and remains in prison. His father stays with him until he is found innocent.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 12: A Night in the Parson's Kitchen
by William Wells Brown
A dinner-party is held at Mr. Peck's house. Sam shares stories from his past.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XVIII
by Jane Austen
Things are not well between Elinor and Edward. Unhappiness is prevailing.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter V: Advice from a Caterpillar
by Lewis Carroll
The Caterpillar tells Alice how to change her size.
Treasure Island
Part Three: My Shore Adventure, Chapter 13: How My Shore Adventure Began
by Robert Louis Stevenson
After dropping anchor, Trelawney allows the men to head to the island on a diversion leaving the honest crew men to take control of the ship. Silver and the other pirates plan to look for the treasure and Jim stows away with them to spy. When he is spotted, he runs away.
Great Expectations
Chapter 11
by Charles Dickens
Pip returns to Satis House.