Tik-Tok of Oz
To My Readers
by L. Frank Baum
A message to the readers about the history of the story.
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David Copperfield
Chapter 14: My Aunt Makes up Her Mind About Me
by Charles Dickens
Aunt Betsey meets with Mr. Murdstone in order to make a decision about David.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"To S. M. a Young African Painter, on seeing His Works."
by Phillis Wheatley
TO show the lab'ring bosom's deep intent,
David Copperfield
Chapter 11: I Begin Life on My Own Account, and Don't Like It
by Charles Dickens
David, now in London, works at Mr. Murdstone's winery. Mr. Micawber is sent away.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XVII
by Jane Austen
Mrs. Dashwood is happy to see that Edward has come, and welcomes him very warmly as their guest. Again, the theme of money is shown to be of importance to the Dashwood girls; they cannot sustain themselves on their very small fortunes, and this limits their choices.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"A Very Careless Jump"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Whitefoot enjoys his new home and becomes too comfortable as he plays around the sugar-house. He was heedless of a jump and fell into a pail of sap.
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“Baby Caterpillar”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about a caterpillar’s transformation into a butterfly.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 15: “In Nibelungen Land Again”
by James Baldwin
Siegfried returns to Nibelungen, and Alberich tells a tale.
Romeo and Juliet
Act 1, Scene 3
by William Shakespeare
Lady Capulet talks of marriage with Juliet.
Beyond the City
Chapter VII: “Venit Tandem Felicitas”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Charles sends a clumsily written letter to Ida asking her if she would accompany him on his tandem tricycle. She accepts and as they ride, he asks her to marry him. She pities him and concedes that she will think about it. However, when he grabs her hand, she does not pull away.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"On the Death of a Young Lady of Five Years of Age."
by Phillis Wheatley
FROM dark abodes to fair etherial light
Oliver Twist
Chapter 36: Is a Very Short One, and May Appear of No Great Importance in Its Place, But it Should Be Read Notwithstanding, As a Sequel to the Last, and a Key to One That Will Follow When Its Time Arrives.
by Charles Dickens
As Harry prepares to leave, he asks a favor of Oliver.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 4: “Martha”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary awakens and meets Martha, a servant girl. Mary asks Martha to dress her, for which Martha is taken aback. Mary and Martha exchange words and Mary screams at Martha. Mary goes out to explore and learns of a secret garden. In trying to find it, she meets Ben Weatherstaff and talks about the robin that has befriended him.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Fourth Night: Just Before Supper”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
The story continues in its description of the cows and horses in the barnyard with anecdoctes from the children.
Humour and Dialect
Chrismus on the Plantation
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"It was Chrismus Eve, I mind hit fu’ a mighty gloomy day—"
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 10: “Squinty and the Squirrel”
by Richard Barnum
Squinty takes a ride in an air balloon with the men. They feed him and then he falls asleep. When the balloon lands, Squinty falls out of the basket and tries to run home. On the way he meets a squirrel named Slicko.
David Copperfield
Chapter 25: Good and Bad Angels
by Charles Dickens
Agnes warns David to be cautious of Steerforth. Uriah reveals his intentions towards Agnes.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Excelsior
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The poem describes a young man passing through a town bearing the banner “Excelsior” (translated from Latin as “ever higher”), ignoring all warnings, climbing higher until inevitably, “lifeless, but beautiful” he lies half-buried in the snow.
The Bird's Christmas Carol
Chapter 2: Drooping Wings
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Young Carol has grown older, but her health has been in decline.
The Tin Woodman of Oz
Chapter 21: “Polychrome’s Magic”
by L. Frank Baum
The Tin Woodman, the Tin Soldier, Woot, Scarecrow and Polychrome look for Nimmie Amee so that the two tin men can ask her to marry them. The group discovers her house but it is surrounded by an invisible wall. The Blue Rabbit and Polychrome help the group to go under the wall and get to the house.
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
Speech Cautioning Americans to Deal Justly with His People, January 12, 1854
by Chief Seattle
A widely publicized speech arguing in favor of ecological responsibility and respect of native Americans' land rights.
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.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 31: “The Twistytails’ Christmas”
by Howard R. Garis
The Twistytail family wait for Santa to arrive on Christmas Eve. The next morning the entire family opens their bountiful gifts. The author wishes the readers a merry christmas.
David Copperfield
Chapter 10: I Become Neglected, and Am Provided For
by Charles Dickens
After the death of David's mother, Mr. and Miss Murdstone make their intentions towards David clear. Miss Peggotty and Mr. Barkis marry.
The Iliad
Book 16: The Sixth Battle, the Acts and Death of Patroclus
by Homer
Patroclus asks a favor of Achilles, who is still absent from the battle. Patroclus is slain, but not before telling Hector of his own dire fate.