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The Marble Faun

Author’s Preface

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The preface to the novel.

Stories from Around the World

“Hans, Who Made the Princess Laugh”

by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

How Hans and a special goose got the princess to laugh.

Vanity Fair

Chapter 3: Rebecca is in Presence of the Enemy

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Becky Sharp is introduced to Joseph Sedley.

The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat

Chapter 5

by Ross Kay

Grant realizes he has the wrong bag as he gets onto the motor boat. He discovers the bag is heavier than his and tries to think of a plan to get his back or at least open the mystery one. Fred and John seem to know something more about the luggage.

Flatland

Part 1, Section 9: Of the Universal Colour Bill

by Edwin A. Abbott

The author discusses the Art of Sight Recognition and the Universal Color Bill.

The Castle of Otranto

Preface to the First Edition

by Horace Walpole

The preface to the book.

Vanity Fair

Chapter 60: Returns to the Genteel World

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Little George returns, as does good fortune, to the Sedley house.

Winesburg, Ohio

Godliness, a Tale in Four Parts: Part 1, concerning Jesse Bentley

by Sherwood Anderson

The Civil War brings many changes to Jesse Bentley's life,

The Merchant of Venice

Merchant of Venice: Act 4, Scene 1

by William Shakespeare

Shylock, determined to receive his bond, refuses a generous offer by Bassanio. Shylock prepares to receive his bond as the court awaits the arrival of Balthasar. Portia, disguised as Balthasar, attempts to incite mercy in the heart of Shylock. Shylock's victory in court is short-lived.

Walden; or, Life in the Woods

Visitors

by Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau describes the many visitors who have entered his home.

A Little Princess

Chapter 8: In the Attic

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Sara begins her new life as a servant.

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.

The Journey to the Center of the Earth

CHAPTER XVII. VERTICAL DESCENT

by Jules Verne

Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef

Part II, Chapter V

by James Fenimore Cooper

Superstition abounds. Jack questions Spike about his behavior.

The Grey Fairy Book

The Twin Brothers

by Andrew Lang

A fisherman and his wife wish for sons. An old woman tells the wife how to get the sons she wishes for. When the twins grow, they wish to go into the world. The first brother goes on adventures, until the signs of distress bring his brother to his aid.

Stories from Around the World

“Long, Broad, and Sharpsight”

by A. H. Wratislaw, M.A.

How three characters, Long, Broad, and Sharpsight, help a prince find his bride.

Beowulf

Chapter 27

by Francis Barton Gummere

The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida

Chapter 10: The Motor Races

by Laura Lee Hope

Jake's story is told to Alice. Alice and Ruth take part in a motor race.

Selected Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson

Cockermouth and Keswick—A Fragment

by Robert Louis Stevenson

The author describes his experiences and observations in the Cockermouth and Keswick areas of Great Britain.

The Story of Siegfried

Adventure 1: “Mimer, the Master”

by James Baldwin

Siegfried apprentices with Mimer, and while there forges a great sword and hears tales of his ancestors.

Walden; or, Life in the Woods

Winter Animals

by Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau observes the winter wildlife at Walden Pond.

Silas Marner

Part 2, Chapter 19

by George Eliot

Godfrey and Nancy arrive at Silas' cottage attempting to make amends for the past.

My Bondage and My Freedom

Chapter 16: Another Pressure of the Tyrant's Vice

by Frederick Douglass

Mr. Douglass makes his way back to St. Michael's, hoping that Master Thomas will intervene on his behalf.

Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus

Chapter 4

by Mary Shelley

Victor studies with enthusiasm and ignores his social life. He learns all his teachers have to teach him and begins his fascinating and absorbing work on an animate being because of his fixation on discovering the secret of life.

The Souls of Black Folk

Chapter 3: Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others

by W. E. B. Du Bois

Du Bois analyzes the effect Booker T. Washington had on the American Negroes and whites.