Moby Dick
Chapter 88: Schools and Schoolmasters
by Herman Melville
Ishmael introduces the reader to some whaling terminology.
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Tales of Terror and Mystery
“The Brazilian Cat”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A man in desperate need of money contacts his eccentric cousin in hopes of borrowing it from him. Although his cousin is friendly, the wife is unwelcoming. However, nothing can prepare him for his encounter with the Brazilian Cat that is ferocious.
The Time Machine
Chapter 3
by H.G. Wells
The Time Traveller experiments with his new invention, starting slowly then accelerating rapidly into the future.
Dracula
Chapter 9
by Bram Stoker
Mina and Jonathan marry. Mina and Lucy write each other. Dr. Seward tells more about Renfield. Arthur leaves Lucy to take care of is father. Dr. Jack Seward and Dr. VanHelsing care for Lucy who goes from better to worse.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 1: “How the Nome King Became Angry”
by L. Frank Baum
The Nome King is angry because Dorothy and Ozma had stolen his Magic Belt. He asks his Chancellor, Kaliko, and General Blug what to do. The King vows revenge upon Ozma and Dorothy.
David Copperfield
Chapter 47: Martha
by Charles Dickens
Mr. Peggotty and David asks Martha for some assistance in finding Little Em'ly. Miss Betsey's past continues to haunt her.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 2: A Sight
by Charles Dickens
Cruncher is sent to attend the trial of Charles Darnay.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
CHAPTER XXXVI. CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS
by Jules Verne
Dickens' Christmas Stories
The Haunted House: The Ghost in Master B.’s Room
by Charles Dickens
The narrator tells of his growing fascination with Master B, as well as the series of events following the appearance of the ghost.
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.
Winesburg, Ohio
Mother, concerning Elizabeth Willard
by Sherwood Anderson
An infuriated Elizabeth Williard devises a plan, but succumbs to fatigue before she can carry it out.
My Bondage and My Freedom
"The Slavery Party." Extract from a Speech Delivered before the A.A.S Society in New York, May, 1853.
by Frederick Douglass
"The Slavery Party." Extract from a Speech Delivered before the A.A.S Society in New York, May, 1853.
The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 20: “The Minister in a Maze”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
As the minister returns to town, he can hardly believe the change in his fortunes. But all is not as it seems as his behavior becomes erratic, leading to a strange meeting with Chillingworth.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 15: Showing How Very Fond of Oliver Twist, The Merry Old Jew and Miss Nancy Were.
by Charles Dickens
While running an errand for Mr. Brownlow, Oliver runs into Nancy and Bill Sikes.
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.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 34
by Emily Brontë
Heathcliff leaves one night and is out all night; when he returns he refuses all food, he also refuses a doctor. The next night Nelly finds his dead body; Hareton is the only one to mourn his death.
The War of the Worlds
Book Two—The Earth Under the Martians, Chapter 10: The Epilogue
by H.G. Wells
The narrator continues to examine the positive and negative results of the Martian attack, as well as the questions that remain unanswered.
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 32
by Jack London
Hump is alarmed to discover the empty Ghost beached on the shore, but takes advantage of the situation to gather much needed supplies. Hump encounters a disheveled Larsen, who proceeds to tell him of the events that followed his escape from Ghost.
Black Beauty
Part 1, Chapter 10: A Talk in the Orchard
by Anna Sewell
Merrylegs, Ginger, and Black Beauty discuss the limitations of being trained with blinders.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
“The Japanned Box”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A man is a tutor to two young boys in a household. Their father is very quiet and studious and keeps to himself. However, he has a room that no one has set foot in until the tutor saves the youngest from a well. The tutor in this manner learns from the servants about his employer’s past as an obnoxious drunk. His wife was the one to tame him and he carries a black Japanned Box, which is believed to hold her letters, with him when he stays somewhere else.
Canoemates: A Story of the Florida Reef and Everglades
Chapter XII: “Picked up in the Gulf Stream”
by Kirk Munroe
Sumner continues to drift into the Gulf. He is reunited with his mother and discovers the answer to the missing canoes.
Deductive Logic
Part 3: Chapter 30
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 13”
by Oscar Wilde
Dorian reveals secrets to Basil, but is suddenly angered towards his old friend.
The Tin Woodman of Oz
Chapter 12: “Ozma and Dorothy”
by L. Frank Baum
The author introduces Dorothy and Ozma of Oz. Oz had once been a land like any other until Queen Lurine transformed it into a fairyland. Dorothy uses her magic picture and learns of the terrible fate of her friends the Tin Man and the Scarecrow. Ozma and Dorothy embark on a journey to find their friends.
The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 11: “The Interior of a Heart”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Chillingworth continues to play mind games with Dimmesdale, making his revenge as terrible as possible.