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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Adventure 1: “A Scandal in Bohemia”

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The King of Bohemia seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes in securing a picture that could be used against him in the political scene.

Moby Dick

Chapter 1: Loomings

by Herman Melville

Ishmael explains his decision to go to sea.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Chapter 23: The Dawn Again

by Charles Dickens

Jasper, having arrived in London, returns to his old haunts. Datchery has an interesting conversation with the "Royal Highness the Princess Puffer."

A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court

Chapter 32: “Dowley’s Humiliation”

by Mark Twain

Dowley boasts of his success in financial matters and once the shop clerk has produced the bill (for the banquet) to the Yankee, the Yankee pays him in full and includes a sizeable tip. Dowley’s pride is wounded.

Behind the Scenes

Chapter 7: Washington in 1862-1863

by Elizabeth Keckley

As the Civil War continues to escalate, the members of the Lincoln family begin to feel the strain of the conflict. Willie's death continues to affect Mrs. Lincoln.

The Age of Innocence

Part 2, Chapter 34

by Edith Wharton

After the passage of many years Newland, now widowed, travels to Paris with his son. Newland declines an invitation from his son.

Florida Trails

Chapter X: “Down the Indian River”

by Winthrop Packard

The narrator describes the birds (in particular the bobolinks and the yellow-billed cuckoo) and their migrating routes. He also talks about the different fruit and trees found along the Indian River.

My Bondage and My Freedom

Chapter 22: Liberty Attained

by Frederick Douglass

Now a fugitive slave, Mr. Douglass must be careful who he trusts.

The Story of Siegfried

Adventure 17: “How Siegfried Lived in Nibelungen Land”

by James Baldwin

Siegfried’s life in Nibelungen.

Deductive Logic

Part 3: Chapter 30

by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.

The Last of the Mohicans

Chapter 1

by James Fenimore Cooper

The French and Indian war rages on as the author describes the many dangers of the land surrounding the Fort William Henry.

The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series One

Nature, Poem 18

by Emily Dickinson

Angels in the early morning

The Marble Faun

Chapter II: “The Faun”

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Donatello talks of the mythic faun.

The Story of Siegfried

Adventure 15: “In Nibelungen Land Again”

by James Baldwin

Siegfried returns to Nibelungen, and Alberich tells a tale.

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.

Jane Eyre

Chapter XX

by Charlotte Brontë

The same night, Jane is startled by a sudden cry for help. She hurries into the hallway, where Rochester assures everyone that a servant has merely had a nightmare. After everyone returns to bed, Rochester knocks on Jane’s door. He tells her that he can use her help and asks whether she is afraid of blood. He leads her to the third story of the house and shows her Mr. Mason, who has been stabbed in the arm. Rochester asks Jane to stanch the wound and then leaves, ordering Mason and Jane not to speak to one another. In the silence, Jane gazes at the image of the apostles and Christ’s crucifixion that is painted on the cabinet across from her. Rochester returns with a surgeon, and as the men tend to Mason’s wounds, Rochester sends Jane to find a potion downstairs. He gives some of it to Mason, saying that it will give him heart for an hour. Once Mason is gone, Jane and Rochester stroll in the orchard, and Rochester tells Jane a hypothetical story about a young man who commits a “capital error” in a foreign country and proceeds to lead a life of dissipation in an effort to “obtain relief.” The young man then hopes to redeem himself and live morally with a wife, but convention prevents him from doing so. He asks whether the young man would be justified in “overleaping an obstacle of custom.” Jane’s reply is that such a man should look to God for his redemption, not to another person. Rochester—who obviously has been describing his own situation—asks Jane to reassure him that marrying Blanche would bring him salvation. He then hurries away before she has a chance to answer.

The Marble Faun

Chapter X: “The Sylvan Dance”

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Miriam tells Donatello that she believes he is a true faun. They frolic and revel in the glade.

Lyrics of Love and Laughter

Dirge for a Soldier

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

"In the east the morning comes,"

Babbitt

Chapter 25

by Sinclair Lewis

George's fantasies continue to negatively affect his home life, as he considers more drastic measures to ease his restless mind.

Selected American and British Poems

Humanitad

by Oscar Wilde

It is full winter now: the trees are bare,

His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes

"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box"

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Miss Cushing receives a parcel in the mail that contains two severed human ears and Sherlock Holmes helps to crack the case involving her sister.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

“Chapter 9: Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative”

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Lanyon’s letter about what he saw before his death. (Longmans, Green and co., 1886)

Main Street

Chapter 36

by Sinclair Lewis

Will is bothered by Carol's apathy towards the Gopher Prairie boosting campaign. Carol and Will continue to argue about her impending departure. Carol departs for Washington.

Twenty Talks to Teachers

Chapter 14: Ten Time Killers

by Thomas E. Sanders

Ten habits to avoid in order to efficiently teach your students.

Sense and Sensibility

Chapter XLVI

by Jane Austen

Marianne has finally seen her errors of being selfish and unjust toward many; her repentance is sincere, and she also laments her impropriety with Willoughby.