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The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Chapter IX: “The Adventure of the Three Students”

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes finds himself at a university town and discovers that a tutor’s office had been disturbed and Holmes suspects Bannister the servant.

Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians

Chapter 8: "James Joseph Sylvester"

A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. This story focuses on the three boys as they play on the river and the canal. They see a very interesting boat and watch its activities.

Main Street

Chapter 39

by Sinclair Lewis

Carol reluctantly returns to Gopher Prairie, where she is welcomed back by many of the townspeople. Carol becomes active in local activities, and soon gives birth to her daughter. Although much time has passed, life in Gopher Prairie proceeds as it always has.

Florida Trails

Chapter XVI: “One Road to Palm Beach”

by Winthrop Packard

The narrator describes the musk-melons that can be found to the west of the Indian River. He goes on to describe the day he was taken on a road that led to Palm Beach and his experiences there.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

by Edgar Allan Poe

This is a tale of an experiment to hypnotize a man on his death bed. The experiment works—but with horrifying results!

Anne of Green Gables

Chapter 36: The Glory and the Dream

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Exam results are posted, bringing positive news to Anne. The Cuthbert's continuing health problems concern Anne.

Twenty Talks to Teachers

Chapter 1: "Am I Fit to Teach?"

by Thomas E. Sanders

A chapter of guidance for the young teacher with self-doubt.

The Souls of Black Folk

Chapter 10: Of the Faith of the Fathers

by W. E. B. Du Bois

Du Bois discusses the religious growth of the black man.

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

Chapter 5

by James Weldon Johnson

The narrator finds a boarding house for “colored people” and becomes acquainted with the local black citizens.

Walden; or, Life in the Woods

Reading

by Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau discusses classic literature and its benefits.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Book Seventh, Chapter 4

by Victor Hugo

Jehan Frollo discovers a strange scene in his brother's cell. Jehan's request for money is interrupted by the arrival of Maitre Jacques.

Main Street

Chapter 7

by Sinclair Lewis

With the arrival of winter, Carol attempts to create some distraction for herself and the townspeople. Carol's treatment of her maid is a source of tension with the members of the Jolly Seventeen.

Main Street

Chapter 26

by Sinclair Lewis

Will diagnoses the Bjornstams illness as typhoid. Carol agrees to assist Bea and Olaf as they recover from their illness. Vida, Maud, and the minister's wife are turned away from the Bjornstams' home. A tragedy in the Bjornstams home prompts Miles to depart for Canada.