The Professor
Chapter 22
by Charlotte Brontë
The marriage of Pelet and Reuter takes place. Hunsden pays a visit, and bestows a gift. The future begins to brighten for William.
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Romeo and Juliet
Act 3, Scene 2
by William Shakespeare
News of Tybalt's death and Romeo's fate reaches Juliet.
Moby Dick
Chapter 94: A Squeeze of the Hand
by Herman Melville
Ishmael recounts the collecting of the spermaceti and the dangers of the blubber room.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 31: “The Twistytails’ Christmas”
by Howard R. Garis
The Twistytail family wait for Santa to arrive on Christmas Eve. The next morning the entire family opens their bountiful gifts. The author wishes the readers a merry christmas.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 4: “Martha”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary awakens and meets Martha, a servant girl. Mary asks Martha to dress her, for which Martha is taken aback. Mary and Martha exchange words and Mary screams at Martha. Mary goes out to explore and learns of a secret garden. In trying to find it, she meets Ben Weatherstaff and talks about the robin that has befriended him.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 33: The Hotel Concert
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne overcomes her stage fright to give a recital at a local upscale hotel.
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 8: “Squinty in the Woods”
by Richard Barnum
Bob, the boy, shows his sisters the tricks he has taught Squinty. Squinty escapes from his pen and wanders into the woods.
Florida Trails
Chapter XXIV: “Holly Blossom Time”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator talks of the Holly Tree during different seasons.
The Professor
Chapter 4
by Charlotte Brontë
William considers his work as a tradesman, and is confronted by Mr. Hunsden.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 9: “The Journey to Burgundy-Land”
by James Baldwin
Siegfried goes to Burgundy.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXXVI: “Hilda’s Tower”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda laments her current situation.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 11: “How the Spring-Time Came”
by James Baldwin
The May-Queen tells a story.
Romeo and Juliet
Act 3, Scene 3
by William Shakespeare
Romeo, in Friar Lawrence's cell, ponders his life without Juliet. The nurse arrives with a gift from Juliet as the Friar devises a plan to reunite the young lovers.
Explorers
Sir Walter Raleigh
by Wilbur F. Gordy
Sir Walter Raleigh grew up in England during a time of Spanish domination of the seas and the New World. Being patriotic, and having gained the notice of the queen and her dazzling court, he set out to make a new more powerful and glorious England. He was responsible for colonies set up in the New World which eventually met with disasters. He was not able to discover what happened to them in spite of much wealth devoted to the search.
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 1: “Squinty and the Dog”
by Richard Barnum
The readers find out the origin of Squinty’s name. Squinty and his brothers and sisters grow up. Squinty wants to see the world and have some adventures, so he escapes. However, he’s caught by the dog.
Great Expectations
Chapter 8
by Charles Dickens
Pip is taken to Miss Havisham's manor. Pip is affected by Miss Havisham's daughter, Estella.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 1: “There Is No One Left”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary is abandoned in India, where a cholera epidemic has broken out. Her parents and family have either died or fled from the terror surrounding India.
Just So Stories
"How the Leopard Got His Spots"
by Rudyard Kipling
How a leopard and an Ethiopian hunter changed the color of their skin to help them hunting the animals of the High Veldt.
Ethan Frome
Chapter 6
by Edith Wharton
Zeena's return fills Ethan with a sense of foreboding.
Moby Dick
Chapter 40: Midnight, Forecastle
by Herman Melville
The sailors interact as a storm approaches.
A Little Princess
Chapter 2: A French Lesson
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The rest of the girls are introduced to Sara Crewe. Sara's first French lesson does not go as Miss Minchin planned.
Tales of the Jazz Age
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Chapter 6
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 11: Experiments
by Louisa May Alcott
The girls decide to experiment with laziness.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter IX: The Mock Turtle’s Story
by Lewis Carroll
Following the conclusion of the croquet game, Alice is sent to visit the Mock Turtle.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 15
by Mark Twain
Tom, having returned home temporarily, overhears his Aunt Polly speaking with Mrs. Harper. Tom, Joe, and Huck continue to pursue their new life as pirates.