Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 33: Jo's Journal
by Louisa May Alcott
Jo, now in New York, writes her family to tell them of her experiences.
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Agnes Grey
Chapter I: The Parsonage
by Anne Brontë
Agnes Grey narrates her family background and the circumstances that led to her employment as a governess.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 8
by James Fenimore Cooper
An Iroquois attack wounds Gamut and Heyward. Cora devises a plan.
Florida Trails
Chapter I: “Going South With the Warblers”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator is surprised when he comes across a myrtle warbler.
A Florida Sketch-Book
Chapter 1: “In the Flat-Woods”
by Bradford Torrey
The narrator travels through the flat-woods of Eastern Florida and meets up with strangers. He comments on his experiences on his journey.
A Christmas Carol
“Stave IV”
by Charles Dickens
The final spirit arrives to reveal an ominous future to Ebenezer Scrooge.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 1: A Slave Among Slaves
by Booker T. Washington
The author's earliest memories of childhood and the conditions in which his family lived and worked are explained.
Silas Marner
Part 1, Chapter 14
by George Eliot
Molly is laid to rest. Silas' decision is cause for further sympathy from the villagers. Dolly Winthrop lends a hand.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 81: The Room of the Retired Baker
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Monsieur Cavalcanti, Benedetto, visits Caderousse's house.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 1: “Mimer, the Master”
by James Baldwin
Siegfried apprentices with Mimer, and while there forges a great sword and hears tales of his ancestors.
Moby Dick
Chapter 54: The Town-Ho's Story
by Herman Melville
Ishmael retells a story from the a gam with the whaling ship Town-Ho.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 18”
by Mark Twain
Huck learns of the longstanding Grangerford-Shepherdson feud. Huck and Jim continued downstream after witnessing the feuding families in action.
The Professor
Chapter 19
by Charlotte Brontë
William seeks out his missing pupil, deciding that she is the woman destined to be his wife.
Crime and Punishment
Part 4, Chapter 4
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov pays a visit to Sonya, who is surprised and frightened by his presence. Svidrigailov listens in on Raskolnikov and Sonya's conversation in private.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 30
by James Fenimore Cooper
Uncas’ mistaken identity saves all but one prisoner from Magua’s grasp. The group vows to pursue Magua.
Silas Marner
Part 2, Chapter 16
by George Eliot
Eppie, now eighteen, and Silas discuss many plans for the future.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 18: “How the Mischief Began to Brew”
by James Baldwin
The queens begin to question and trouble begins to brew.
Selected Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
Cockermouth and Keswick—A Fragment
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The author describes his experiences and observations in the Cockermouth and Keswick areas of Great Britain.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
“The New Catacomb”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two enemies, Kennedy and Burger, are students of Roman remains. Burger embarks on a three week affair with a girl and returns alone, also having found a new catacomb. Kennedy attempts to get the story from him.
History
History
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
History is within everyone, so living life is the best way to know history/people/life. History books should be written from this more open, organic perspective. Someone experiencing life is closer to true knowledge than someone who reads about it.
David Copperfield
Chapter 2: I Observe
by Charles Dickens
David shares some of his earliest memories.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 12: Raising Money
by Booker T. Washington
As the Tuskegee Institute continues to expand, the author pays a visit to General Armstrong of the Hampton Institute to secure the needed funding.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part I, Chapter II
by James Fenimore Cooper
The boat avoids trouble. Captain Spike remembers Jack Tier. Mrs. Budd shows her interesting view of things. Jack Tier boards the Molly Swash. The captain disguises the boat.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Chapter 1
by Edgar Allan Poe
A sudden and violent storm interrupts Pym's sailing trip.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part I, Chapter I
by James Fenimore Cooper
Captain Spike prepares the Molly Swash for departure. Rose Budd and her aunt will be on board. Jack Tier appears, to Captain Spike's dismay.