The Tale of Brownie Beaver
Chapter 9: “The Sign on the Tree”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Brownie asks Uncle Jerry Beaver about a sign. Jerry makes a mistake as to the meaning of the sign’s phrase. Tommy Fox sets him straight.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Eighth, Chapter 4
by Victor Hugo
Her spirit broken, Esmeralda is taken to her cell, in the Tournelle. After some time has pased Claude Frollo visits the condemned prisoner, eventually professing his love for her.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 9: “The Laughing Brook Stops Laughing”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Grandfather Frog notices that the Laughing Brook has stopped laughing and the Smiling Pool has stopped smiling. He goes to see Jerry Muskrat to tell him so.
Jane Eyre
Chapter IV
by Charlotte Brontë
About two months have passed, and Jane has been enduring even crueler treatment from her aunt and cousins while anxiously waiting for the arrangements to be made for her schooling. Now Jane is finally told she may attend the girls’ school Lowood, and she is introduced to Mr. Brocklehurst, the stern-faced man who runs the school. Mr. Brocklehurst abrasively questions Jane about religion, and he reacts with indignation when she declares that she finds the psalms uninteresting. Jane's aunt warns Mr. Brocklehurst that the girl also has a propensity for lying, a piece of information that Mr. Brocklehurst says he intends to publicize to Jane’s teachers upon her arrival. When Mr. Brocklehurst leaves, Jane is so hurt by her aunt’s accusation that she cannot stop herself from defending herself to her aunt. Mrs. Reed, for once, seems to concede defeat. Shortly thereafter, Bessie tells Jane that she prefers her to the Reed children. Before Jane leaves for school, Bessie tells her stories and sings her lovely songs.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"When Malindy Sings"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"G’way an’ quit dat noise, Miss Lucy—"
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Landor's Cottage
by Edgar Allan Poe
The narrator describes the other worldly nature of Landor's Cottage.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"A Funeral Poem on the Death of C. E. an Infant Aged Twelve Months."
by Phillis Wheatley
THROUGH airy roads he wings his instant flight
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Chapter 9: “They Fight the Invisible Bears”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends learn how to walk on water.
A Lincoln Anthology
The Boy’s Life of Lincoln
by Helen Nicolay
A short biographical sketch of Abe Lincoln.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Chapter 25
by Edgar Allan Poe
Pym, Peters, and the native proceed south, eventually encountering a very strange mist.
The Grey Fairy Book
The Ogre
by Andrew Lang
A simple boy is driven into the world by his mother’s treatment of him. He meets with an ogre, who treats him well and assists him. The ogre allows him to visit his family, but his ignorance leads him into trouble twice. The third visit brings more wisdom, and the rewards that come with his new knowledge.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 22: Liberty Attained
by Frederick Douglass
Now a fugitive slave, Mr. Douglass must be careful who he trusts.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 21: “How the King Changed His Mind”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the King of Bunnybury watch the royal subjects do tricks and acts of merryment. Each time, the king commented on how much he hated being king but loved all the extra things that came with it. The king changes his mind and decides to stay, but Dorothy scolds him for being unhappy all the time. He agrees to change his ways and soon Dorothy, Bellina, and Toto are off again.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 50: Contains a Vulgar Incident
by William Makepeace Thackeray
The Sedleys continue to suffer hardships. Old Osborne wins his war of attrition with Amelia. Amelia is impressed by her son's kindness to others as she keeps an eye on him from a distance.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 13: Schwalliger's Philanthropy
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Mr. Schwalliger helps an old man get back his money after he lost it in a scheme at the racetracks.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 19: “Knight-Erranty as a Trade”
by Mark Twain
Sandy continues her story.
The Red Badge of Courage
Chapter 11
by Stephen Crane
Henry comes across two groups of soldiers. One group is retreating, while the other moves towards the battle enthusiastically. Henry joins the advancing troops, but still fears his comrades will question his momentary absence from the battle.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 2, Chapter 2: A New Proposition from Captain Nemo
by Jules Verne
Captain Nemo plans another excursion for the men.
Poems and Limericks of Edward Lear
“The Jumblies”
by Edward Lear
A poem about a fairy tale journey to find the mythical Jumblies.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 12: “The War With the North-Kings”
by James Baldwin
How Siegfried turned war into feasting.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 1, Chapter 13: A Traveler Arrives
by Hugh Lofting
Tommy's abilities continue to progress under the tutelage of Polynesia. A long lost friend returns from Africa.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Seventh, Chapter 3
by Victor Hugo
Quasimodo's passion for the bells greatly decreases following his punishment at the pillories. When his enthusiasm finally returns it is only for a brief period.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 2”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A childless couple love their dog very dearly, and the dog finds gold coins buried under their tree. The old man is grateful and loves his dog even more. The man has a very jealous and hateful neighbor, who tries to copy his neighbor’s luck by borrowing the dog and making him dig. The hateful man finds only garbage, and kills the dog in rage. The good man asks for the tree in remembrance of his dog, and the tree’s wood is made into a mortar that produces unending food. The jealous neighbor asks to borrow it and destroys it when it won’t also give him food. More events continue until the good man is eventually given riches by a lord for his kindness to him, and when the hateful man tries to copy the kindness, he is arrested as an imposter and jailed forever, thus finally being punished for his crimes.