The War of the Worlds
Book One—The Coming of the Martians, Chapter 11: At the Window
by H.G. Wells
Now at his home, the narrator talks with a soldier about the current state of affairs.
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Walden; or, Life in the Woods
The Village
by Henry David Thoreau
In order to stay up on current affairs, Thoreau visits Concord on a regular basis.
The War of the Worlds
Book Two—The Earth Under the Martians, Chapter 9: Wreckage
by H.G. Wells
News of the Martian defeat spreads throughout the land.
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.
Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians
Chapter 5: "Arthur Cayley"
by Alexander MacFarlane
A biography of Arthur Cayley.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 18: Nine Days
by Charles Dickens
Darnay and Lucie marry and leave for their honeymoon. Dr. Manette is not well.
Selected American and British Poems
Snow Bound - A Winter Idyl
by John Greenleaf Whittier
As a way to pass the time during a raging snowstorm, family members exchange stories by the fireside.
Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians
Chapter 10: "Isaac Todhunter"
by Alexander MacFarlane
A biography of Isaac Todhunter.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Flying Ship
by Andrew Lang
A simpleton gains friends and a wife.
Gulliver's Travels
Part Two: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 2
by Jonathan Swift
A description of the farmer’s daughter. The author carried to a market-town, and then to the metropolis. The particulars of his journey.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“Paperarello”
by Andrew Lang
A story about how Paperarelloo got his name, and the grand deeds he performed.
The War of the Worlds
Book One—The Coming of the Martians, Chapter 9: The Fighting Begins
by H.G. Wells
News arrives that the military is attacking the Martians. No longer safe in his home, the narrator prepares to leave the area.
The Brown Fairy Book
Father Grumbler
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about Father Grumbler’’s hardships and the Holy Man’s attempts to help him. However, Father Grumbler does not heed the Holy Man’s directions and gets what he deserves.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 5: Oliver Mingles With New Associates. Going to a Funeral for the First Time, He Forms an Unfavourable Notion of His Master's Business.
by Charles Dickens
Oliver witnesses a funeral and decides the undertaking business may not be for him.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 5
by Mark Twain
The church breaks out is a sudden commotion when a dog has a run in with a beetle.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 5: The Jackal
by Charles Dickens
Stryver and Carton discuss the days proceedings over drinks. Stryver questions Carton's feelings for Lucie.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 23”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 1
by Mark Twain
Aunt Polly catches Tom misbehaving, but finds it hard to punish her late sisters child. Tom's fight with a stranger in town causes him to temporarily lose his freedom. The reader is introduced to Tom's half brother Sid.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 2: A Dean, and a Chapter Also
by Charles Dickens
Following the service, the Dean and Mr. Crisparkle discuss the current state of Mr. Jasper's health. Edwin Drood pays a visit to his uncle to discuss his impending nuptials with Rosa Bud.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 15: The Footsteps Die Out For Ever
by Charles Dickens
Sydney Carton imagines a future far brighter than the one he is now witnessing.
Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians
Chapter 3: "Sir William Rowan Hamilton"
by Alexander MacFarlane
A biography of Sir William Rowan Hamilton.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
Blaise Pascal
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of Blaise Pascal.
My Bondage and My Freedom
"The Internal Slave Trade." Extract from an Oration, at Rochester, July 5, 1852.
by Frederick Douglass
"The Internal Slave Trade." Extract from an Oration, at Rochester, July 5, 1852.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 12: The Fellow of Delicacy
by Charles Dickens
Stryver's plan to propose to Lucie comes to a sour end.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“How to Find Out a True Friend”
by Andrew Lang
A queen and king longed to have a son and promised to send him on a pilgrimage after his eighteenth birthday if St. James were to grant their wish. The had their son and in turn, he set off on his journey. He met his true friend along the way and they survived many hindrances and proved their true friendship in the process.