Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 13: What Makes a Good School?
by Thomas E. Sanders
The many different ways in which a teacher can judge the overall quality of a school.
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A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 33: “Sixth Century Political Economy”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee compares Dowley’s wages in his kingdom to those in Arthur’s kingdom. The guests are confused at the concept of real wages and the Yankee talks of trade unions. The Yankee talks about the cruelty of stoning and warns them that they may be stoned for breaking the law.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 62: Ghosts
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The guests for the Count of Monte Cristo's Auteuil party begin to arrive.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck”
by Beatrix Potter
This book tells the story of Jemima Puddle-Duck, introduced in the The Tale of Tom Kitten), who seeks out a nesting place away from the farm. A charming fox (who looks not unlike Mr. Tod talks her into nesting at his house on a mysteriously ample supply of feathers. He sends the naive Jemima out to collect traditional herbs for stuffing a duck, saying it is for an omelette. The farm collie, Kep, hears about this, realizes what the fox is really up to and intervenes.
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 8: St. Augustine
by Laura Lee Hope
The DeVere sisters, Russ, and Paul take a look around.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Spellin'-Bee"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"I never shall furgit that night when father hitched up Dobbin,"
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 9: "Dr. Philemon Pipp, the Patent Medicine Man"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The three children went to a market and watched a peddler/street performer sell his wares with magic tricks to awe the customers. The Toyman tells them to beware of such scams.
The Age of Innocence
Part 1, Chapter 11
by Edith Wharton
Newland decides he must protect Ellen from herself. Newland meets with Letterblair to discuss the Countess' affairs.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter II. A MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED AT ANY PRICE
by Jules Verne
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 Crimson Fairy Book
“Niels and the Giants”
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale recounting the adventure of Niels and his family on a pilgrimage to Rome. Niels encounters three giants and is forced to help them in their scheme to steal the king’s daughter. Niels is able to conquer the giants, continues his journey, and later, is found by the princess he inadvertantly rescued and marries her.
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.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 3: Parentage
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass remembers his mother.
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.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 14: Anne's Confession
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne is punished after Marilla's broach goes missing
The Woman in White
EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part XIV”
by Wilkie Collins
Walter is granted permission to leave. A visit is paid to Todd's Corner, where news of the woman in white is scarce. Concerns about Laura's groom-to-be continue to mount.
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Visitors
by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau describes the many visitors who have entered his home.
Winesburg, Ohio
Godliness, a Tale in Four Parts: Part 3, Surrender, concerning Louise Bentley
by Sherwood Anderson
The tale of Louise Bentley, her marriage to John Hardy and the birth of her only child.
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.