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Anne of Green Gables

Chapter 5: Anne's History

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne tells Marilla how she came to be at the orphanage. Anne begins to have a change of heart.

The Wind in the Willows

Dulce Domum

by Kenneth Grahame

Mole, accompanied by his new friends, returns to his home. Mole sends for groceries in order to feed his guests.

The Secret Garden

Chapter 25: “The Curtain”

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

We discover more about the robin. Mary and Colin are transformed into happy delightful children. Colin has opened the drapes in his room that covered his mother’s portrait.

The Woman in White

EPOCH TWO: “The Story Continued in Several Narratives, Part I”

by Wilkie Collins

A servant contracted by Count Fosco relates the events that took place at St. John's Wood during Lady Glyde's stay.

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

Chapter 5: “Dorothy Picks the Princess”

by L. Frank Baum

The evil prince has delayed picking the overripe princess, so Dorothy does when he’s asleep. The prince must go replant himself.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Chapter IV: The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill

by Lewis Carroll

Alice is once again approached by the White Rabbit, but finds herself once again changed after having a drink. Alice ventures to the top of a giant mushroom.

Walden; or, Life in the Woods

Winter Animals

by Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau observes the winter wildlife at Walden Pond.

The author sent for to court. The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king. He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars. An apartment at court provided for the author. He is in high favour with the queen. He stands up for the honour of his own country. His quarrels with the queen’s dwarf.

Seven O’Clock Stories

“Seventeenth Night: The Circus Comes to Town”

by Robert Gordon Anderson

In this story the circus comes to town and the three children enjoy the spectacle.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Three Sundays in a Week

by Edgar Allan Poe

Captain Pratt sets off on an adventure circling the globe.

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Chapter 22: “The Banquet”

by Lewis Carroll

The narrator takes a walk in the country lost in his memories. He visits the old man sitting on the porch.

The Crimson Fairy Book

“The Colony of Cats”

by Andrew Lang

The colony of cats take in an abused daughter, Lizina, and give her the fair treatment she deserves.

Logic: Deductive and Inductive

“Chapter 19”

by Carveth Read, M.A.

The Secret Garden

Chapter 20: “‘I Shall Live Forever—and Ever—and Ever!’”

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Mary and Dickon take Colin to see the garden. At once, his pale skin becomes rosey again. Mary and Colin both comment about this being their first time seeing springtime.

Vanity Fair

Chapter 23: Captain Dobbin Proceeds on His Canvass

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Dobbin's and George's friendship is further explained.

The Heart of Happy Hollow

Chapter 2: One Christmas at Shiloh

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Mrs. Mixon leaves her home to move to the North where she can be somebody, leaving her lazy husband behind. She tells him if he ever makes something of himself to come find her. Come Christmastime the pastor at Mrs. Mixon's new church asks her to host a strange guest preacher who is coming to visit.