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David Copperfield

Chapter 64: A Last Retrospect

by Charles Dickens

David reflects on the present state of affairs.

Sense and Sensibility

Chapter III

by Jane Austen

Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters stay at Norland for a few months, because it is difficult to find a new home which they can afford with their small income. Edward and his relationship with the family is described.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Chapter I: Down the Rabbit-Hole

by Lewis Carroll

Alice, bored by her sister's reading, follows a passing rabbit down a hole.

The Age of Innocence

Part 1, Chapter 9

by Edith Wharton

Archer pays a visit to the Countess at her home, where they discuss the many difficulties of life in New York.

Flatland

Part 2, Section 14: How I Vainly Tried to Explain the Nature of Flatland

by Edwin A. Abbott

The author explains how he described Flatland to the king of Lifeland.

The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists

Chapter XX: "Lying in Ambush for Big Game"

by Captain Quincy Allen

The group realizes that the temptation of honey will lure others as it has lured them. They decide to stay for the night in hopes of getting a bear.

Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef

Part I, Chapter II

by James Fenimore Cooper

The boat avoids trouble. Captain Spike remembers Jack Tier. Mrs. Budd shows her interesting view of things. Jack Tier boards the Molly Swash. The captain disguises the boat.

The Emerald City of Oz

Chapter 28: “How They Drank at the Forbidden Fountain”

by L. Frank Baum

Upon waking, Ozma, Dorothy and the others prepare for the battle. They stand just beyond the Forbidden Fountain. Each of the Nome King’s evil allies appear from the tunnel, see the fountain, and take a drink. At once, they forget everything. The Nome King drank the water and the same happened. Ozma told them all that they will only want to be kind from now on and instantly wished them back to their own homes.

Anne of Green Gables

Chapter 19: A Concert a Catastrophe and a Confession

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne and Diana's unexpected encounter with Josephine Barry leads to an unusual arrangement.

Tales of the Jazz Age

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Chapter 4

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Just So Stories

"The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo"

by Rudyard Kipling

Why the kangaroo is very fast on land.

Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus

Chapter 8

by Mary Shelley

Justine confesses to the crime even though she is innocent. Victor believes her innocence, however she is executed. Victor is consumed in guilt because his creation has killed two members of his family.

Moby Dick

Chapter 135: The Chase--Third Day

by Herman Melville

The hunter is now the hunted as Ahab boards his boat in pursuit of Moby Dick.

Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef

Part II, Chapter I

by James Fenimore Cooper

Mulford swims for the boat. The group is reunited with Captain Spike, who tries to rid himself of Mulford.

The Marble Faun

Chapter XLVII: “The Peasant and Contadina”

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Donatello and Miriam arrive in costume telling Kenyon about the carnival.

The Sea-Wolf

Chapter 11

by Jack London

A discussion of life, nature, and existence with Captain Larsen ends in a rather strange act of violence towards Hump.

Gulliver's Travels

Part Four: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 11

by Jonathan Swift

The author’s dangerous voyage. He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there. Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives. Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship. The great civilities of the captain. The author arrives at England.

Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida

"The Great Mill Picnic"

by Kirk Munroe

There was a picnic with much merriment and dancing.

Around the World in 80 Days

Chapter 1: In Which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout Accept Each Other, the One as Master, the Other as Man Around the World in 80 Days

by Jules Verne

Phineas Fogg and his sole servant, Passepartout, become acquainted.

The Marble Faun

Chapter V: “Miriam’s Studio”

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Donatello visits Miriam in her studio.

Canoemates: A Story of the Florida Reef and Everglades

Chapter XL: “The Happy Ending of the Cruise”

by Kirk Munroe

All are reunited to make happy plans for the future. Sumner realizes the errors of his thinking.

The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida

Chapter 5: Disabled

by Laura Lee Hope

The evacuation is halted, but the Captain’s assessment of the ship is not good.

The Invisible Man

Chapter 19

by H.G. Wells

The Invisible Man reveals his true identity. Griffin and Dr. Kemp discuss the finer points of invisibility. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)

The Tin Woodman of Oz

Chapter 1: “Woot the Wanderer”

by L. Frank Baum

The character of the Tin Woodman is revealed through a retelling of how he became made of tin.

Vanity Fair

Chapter 26: Between London and Chatham

by William Makepeace Thackeray

A description of George and Amelia's life.