Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Chapter 3: The Morning After
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Having discovered that Eliza and Harry have run away, Mr. Shelby offers assistance to Mr. Haley.
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Vanity Fair
Chapter 36: How to Live Well on Nothing a Year
by William Makepeace Thackeray
A brief essay by the author is presented to the reader. Rawdon and Rebecca continue to live on chance. An earlier incident involving Rawdon is revisited.
The Number Concept
“Chapter 7”
by Levi Leonard Conant, Ph. D.
More on the history of number systems.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XXIII. WATER DISCOVERED
by Jules Verne
The Tale of Brownie Beaver
Chapter 17: “Brownie Escapes”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Brownie became pinned under the tree until he managed to gnaw his way out. When he got back to town he refused to tell anyone about his experience under the tree for fear of embarassment.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter VI
by Jane Austen
Chapter VI is a character study. It consists almost entirely of dialogue between Catherine and Isabella, and can be read as a companion chapter to Chapter III, which has Henry and Catherine interacting in the same style. In Chapter VI we see the development of the dynamic between Catherine and Isabella that will last for all of Book I.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Preface and Introduction
by Mark Twain
The preface is a disclaimer signed by the author. In the introduction/explanation, the stranger tells the narrator his story of being a yankee in Connecticut.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter XIV: "A Night of Terror"
by Kirk Munroe
The weather changes Ribault’s plans. Menendez takes advantage of a land route. Rene saves others, but isn't safe himself.
The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 16
by Edith Wharton
Archer visits May in Florida, but finds his mind wondering as he talks with her.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 26: In Which a Mysterious Character Appears Upon the Scene; And many Things, Inseparable From This History, Are Done and Performed.
by Charles Dickens
Fagin and Monks discuss Oliver's future.
The Little Lame Prince
“Prince Cherry”
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
A white fairy befriends a young prince. The fairy gave the prince a ring and tells him that whenever he did something unkind, the ring would prick his finger and he would lose her friendship. After several unkind deeds she turned him into a dog. Only changing his ways would bring him back to his handsome self.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 12: “The War With the North-Kings”
by James Baldwin
How Siegfried turned war into feasting.
Beowulf
Chapter 23
by Francis Barton Gummere
Presidential Addresses and Messages
Annual Message to Congress, November 22, 1800
by John Adams
John Adams' fourth Annual Address to Congress (now known as the State of the Union Address).
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter III
by Jane Austen
Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters stay at Norland for a few months, because it is difficult to find a new home which they can afford with their small income. Edward and his relationship with the family is described.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter I: Down the Rabbit-Hole
by Lewis Carroll
Alice, bored by her sister's reading, follows a passing rabbit down a hole.
The Age of Innocence
Part 1, Chapter 9
by Edith Wharton
Archer pays a visit to the Countess at her home, where they discuss the many difficulties of life in New York.
Flatland
Part 2, Section 14: How I Vainly Tried to Explain the Nature of Flatland
by Edwin A. Abbott
The author explains how he described Flatland to the king of Lifeland.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 12: Medicine and Magic
by Hugh Lofting
Polynesia gives word to Gub-Gub before Prince Bumpo pays a visit to Doctor Dolittle. After the doctor fulfills his promise, Prince Bumpo prepares a ship for the parting doctor. Doctor Dolittle and the animals head back to Puddleby.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XLIV
by Jane Austen
The reintroduction of Willoughby seems particularly designed to prove him as callow and cruel as his behavior to Marianne in London suggested.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part I, Chapter V
by James Fenimore Cooper
Mulford and Rose discover their location. Captain Spike meets with Don Wan. There is a tornado. Mulford feels trapped by circumstances.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 28: “How They Drank at the Forbidden Fountain”
by L. Frank Baum
Upon waking, Ozma, Dorothy and the others prepare for the battle. They stand just beyond the Forbidden Fountain. Each of the Nome King’s evil allies appear from the tunnel, see the fountain, and take a drink. At once, they forget everything. The Nome King drank the water and the same happened. Ozma told them all that they will only want to be kind from now on and instantly wished them back to their own homes.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 19: A Concert a Catastrophe and a Confession
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne and Diana's unexpected encounter with Josephine Barry leads to an unusual arrangement.
Silas Marner
Part 1, Chapter 10
by George Eliot
The robbery continues to bring kindness and sympathy to Silas' door. Godrey looks forward to seeing Nancy once again, but still worries that Dunstan will return to Raveloe.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 106: Dividing the Proceeds
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Albert and Mercedes make plans for their future.