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Treasure Island
Dedication and Foreword
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The author dedicates the novel to a friend and, through poetry, tells the reader to read the book.
The Professor
Preface
by Charlotte Brontë
The preface to the novel.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Notice”
by Mark Twain
A warning is given to the reader by the author.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 10: “The Other Professor”
by Lewis Carroll
The professor is confused as to which is the lion and which is the gardner.
Up from Slavery
Preface
by Booker T. Washington
The Author explains the incidents that lead to the writing of his autobiography.
Selected American and British Poems
Piping Down the Valleys Wild
by William Blake
A poem about the speaker as a piper who writes his songs down so that every child may enjoy them.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 2, Chapter 9: The Purple Bird-of-Paradise
by Hugh Lofting
A long awaited visitor finally makes their appearance, only to be insulted by an angry sparrow.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Dragon and His Grandmother
by Andrew Lang
Three soldiers desert a king’s army and end up enthralled to a dragon.
The Emerald City of Oz
Author’s Note
by L. Frank Baum
The author tells the readers where he gets his ideas from.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Preface
by James Fenimore Cooper
The preface to the novel
Symbolic Logic
“Book 1: Chapter 1”
by Lewis Carroll
An explanation of important terms.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Sixth, Chapter 5
by Victor Hugo
Esmeralda flees the pillory upon hearing the recluse's curses.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tale of Two Bad Mice”
by Beatrix Potter
While the dolls are away, two curious, naughty mice explore the dolls’ house and steal their furniture.
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.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Spellin'-Bee"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"I never shall furgit that night when father hitched up Dobbin,"
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
James Gregory
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of James Gregory.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 4, Chapter 1: Shellfish Languages Again
by Hugh Lofting
As the voyage continues, Doctor Dolittle once again attempts to understand the language of the shellfish.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 2: Animal Language
by Hugh Lofting
A suggestion from the Cat's-meat-man prompts John Dolittle to undertake a new venture, starting with the understanding of the animal language. Amongst the animals, word spreads of a new doctor with a special ability.
The Scarlet Letter
Preface to the Second Edition
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Preface to the novel.
Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 4: Passing the Examination
by Thomas E. Sanders
How teachers, both young and old, can prepare for the formal examination.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 29: “How Glinda Worked a Magic Spell”
by L. Frank Baum
Ozma and the others prepare for a visit to Glinda the Good. Glinda comes up with a way to make Oz invisible to all eyes other than their own. She has made it impossible for anyone to communicate with Oz ever again.
The Number Concept
Preface
by Levi Leonard Conant, Ph. D.
Preface
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
British Contemporaries of Newton, Taylor, Maclaurin and Simpson
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of David Gregory, Edmund Halley, Humphrey Ditton, Roger Cotes, Abraham de Moivre, and Matthew Stewart.
Symbolic Logic
“Book 2: Chapter 2”
by Lewis Carroll
The types of propositions of existence are explained.