The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 38
by Jack London
Hump and Maud complete the final rigging of the ship as the ailing captain's health continues to decline.
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Winesburg, Ohio
The Book of the Grotesque
by Sherwood Anderson
An aging writer ponders the many people he has met and the stories he has heard in his lifetime.
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“Rock-A-By Baby”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about the growth of a tree and its blooms of spring.
Winesburg, Ohio
Departure, concerning George Willard
by Sherwood Anderson
George prepares to leave Winesburg.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 16: Too-Too, The Listener
by Hugh Lofting
Once again set sail on their journey home, the doctor and the animals take a look around the pirate ship. Another castaway is found.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 14: “The Piggies and the Pumpkin”
by Howard R. Garis
Curly and Flop are sent to the store to get bread and, along the way, are asked by the nice old rat gentleman if they want a large pumpkin to make a Jack O’Lantern. They are greeted by a wolf who wants to eat them. They must figure out a way to escape him.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Third Night: Noisy Folks”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
The description of the first and second cousins of chickens: ducks and geese. These are part of the barnyard friends that are playmates to the three children.
The Vampyre
Extract of a Letter, Containing an Account of Lord Byron’s Residence in the Island of Mitylene
by John Polidori
A description of a trip to Greece, and the house in which Byron spent time while there.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Fourth, Chapter 6
by Victor Hugo
A description of the citizen's reaction to seeing Claude and Quasimodo walk the streets surrounding Notre-Dame.
Moby Dick
Chapter 20: All Astir
by Herman Melville
Rumors of Ahab abound, but the Captain is yet to be seen.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 42: Monsieur Bertuccio
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo visits his new home in Paris.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 1: “Camelot”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee and Clarence come upon a town of poorly-dressed peasants and a huge procession. They follow the procession to the castle. The Yankee assumes that the castle is an asylum.
More Jataka Tales
“The Stolen Plow”
by Ellen C. Babbitt
How two traders get their plow and child back.
Flatland
Part 1, Section 11: Concerning Our Priests
by Edwin A. Abbott
The author describes the priests in Flatland.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Pig Brother”
by Laura Richards
A fairy tale that teaches children to be tidy or they will be doomed to play with pigs in the mud.
Moby Dick
Chapter 106: Ahab's Leg
by Herman Melville
Ahab requests a new leg, feeling that his current one is not sturdy enough.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XII. A BARREN LAND
by Jules Verne
The Open Boat: A Tale Intended to be After the Fact. Being the Experience of Four Men Sunk from the Steamer Commodore
Chapter 5
by Stephen Crane
While drifting in the ocean, the men are exhausted and there is no light. They have no company other than each other and a shark that continues to circle their small boat. The correspondent, the only one awake, hears nothing but the ocean and the shark’s body hitting the boat and fears for their safety.
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 7: In Port
by Laura Lee Hope
The passengers of The Tarsus load into the life boats as the fire continues to rage. Help finally arrives.
Moby Dick
Chapter 84: Pitchpoling
by Herman Melville
Queequeg prepares for a day of whaling. Stubb harpoons another whale.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tailor of Gloucester”
by Beatrix Potter
This book tells the story of a poor tailor, his cat, and the mice that live in his shop. He has many scraps of cloth and ribbons left over that are too small for any practical use. The mice take these and make fine clothes for themselves. The tailor sends his cat Simpkin to buy food and a twist of cherry-colored silk for a coat the mayor has commissioned for his wedding. While the cat is gone, he frees the mice from teacups where Simpkin has imprisoned them. When Simpkin returns and finds his mice gone, he hides the twist in anger. When the tailor falls ill, the mice save the day by completing the coat.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 3: “Across the Moor”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary and Mrs. Medlock arrive at the mansion to find that Mr. Craven does not wish to see them. Mrs. Medlock shuts Mary in her room and forbids her to wander the mansion.
Black Beauty
Part 3, Chapter 32: A Horse Fair
by Anna Sewell
Black Beauty describes his time at the horse fair and introduction to a new master.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 3, Chapter 3: Our Troubles Begin
by Hugh Lofting
After the discovery of some old friends on board the Curlew, Doctor Dolittle is forced to make an unplanned stop.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"A Banjo Song"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Oh, dere ’s lots o’ keer an’ trouble"