Stories from Around the World
“The Greedy Youngster”
by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
An unusually strong and hungry youngster makes his way in the world.
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The Time Machine
Chapter 1
by H.G. Wells
The Time Traveller gives a lecture on the fourth dimension, while showing the group his an amazing new invention.
Presidential Addresses and Messages
Annual Message to Congress, October 27, 1807
by Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson's seventh Annual Address to Congress (now known as the State of the Union Address).
The Marble Faun
Chapter III: “Subterranean Reminiscences”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The author describes Miriam model to the reader. Miriam disappears from the group.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 17: “A Tragic Transformation”
by L. Frank Baum
Shaggy and the others decide to attack. Shaggy, Files, and Ozga are instantly captured. Polychrome tries to wake up the sleeping Quox. Ann and her officers find a passage out of the pit. Shaggy Man is transformed into a dove and Ozga is transformed into a fiddle.
The Four Million
"Springtime Á La Carte"
by O. Henry
A woman fears she has been forgotten.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Imp of the Perverse
by Edgar Allan Poe
Poe’s character rationalizes his thinking to convince the reader of his sanity and regrets.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Imp of the Perverse
by Edgar Allan Poe
Poe’s character rationalizes his thinking to convince the reader of his sanity and regrets.
Babbitt
Chapter 10
by Sinclair Lewis
George and Myra's visit to Riesling upsets Zilla. George and Riesling prepare to take a trip.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 5
by Mary Shelley
Victor finishes his creature and is frightened by its appearance. He falls ill with a nervous fever after reuniting with Henry, who nurses him back to health and gives him a letter from Elizabeth.
The Woman in White
EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part XIV”
by Wilkie Collins
Walter is granted permission to leave. A visit is paid to Todd's Corner, where news of the woman in white is scarce. Concerns about Laura's groom-to-be continue to mount.
The Yellow Fairy Book
Fairer-Than-A-Fairy
by Andrew Lang
The story of Fairer-Than-A-Fairy and the Rainbow Prince.
Moby Dick
Chapter 81: The Pequod Meets The Virgin
by Herman Melville
Ahab continues to enquire about the white whale. The Pequod's catch puts the crew at risk.
A Florida Sketch-Book
Chapter 8: “Ornithology on a Cotton Plantation”
by Bradford Torrey
The narrator describes his unorthodox travels to an old cotton plantation estate.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 41: The Presentation
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo meets Alberts parents Monsieur and Madame de Morcerf.
A Defence of Free-Thinking in Mathematics
A Defence of Free-Thinking in Mathematics
by George Berkeley
An essay/argument for Sir Isaac Newton and the author’s mathematical beliefs and philosophies. The full title is "A Defence of Free-Thinking in Mathematics: In answer To a Pamphlet of Philalethes Cantabrigiensis, intitled, Geometry no Friend to Infidelity, or a Defence of Sir ISAAC NEWTON, and the BRITISH Mathematicians. Also an Appendix concerning Mr. WALTON’s Vindication of the Principles of Fluxions contained in the ANALYST."
Selected American and British Poems
Humanitad
by Oscar Wilde
It is full winter now: the trees are bare,
Beyond the City
Chapter XI: “A Blot from the Blue”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Harold faces destruction when his partner, Mrs. Westmacott’s brother, abandons him with a massive debt that he may never be able to pay back. He tries to take a noble stand for his creditors and Clara vows to stay by him.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 106: Dividing the Proceeds
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Albert and Mercedes make plans for their future.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 10: “Jabbering and Jam”
by Lewis Carroll
Sylvie and Bruno meet the young female pianist on the way to the drawing-room.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 28
by Emily Brontë
Nelly returns to the Grange after she is freed by Zillah to assure Edgar that Cathy is safe. She sends servants to bring Cathy back to the Grange, they come back empty handed. Cathy finally escapes with the help of Linton, and is reunited with Edgar right before he dies.
Geology Anthology
Collecting Rocks
by Rachel M. Barker
The author discusses the historical significance of rocks. Tips for the proper collection, identification, classification, and housing of rocks are presented to the reader.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 19”
by Mark Twain
Huck and Jim are joined by the duke and the dauphin.
The Marble Faun
Chapter L: “Miriam, Hilda, Kenyon, Donatello”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda and Kenyon talk of religion and prayer.
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 12: In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture Across the Indian Forests, and What Ensued
by Jules Verne
Phileas and Passepartout journey through India on an elephant. Sir Francis' explanation of the the suttee appalls both Passepartout and Phileas.