Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 38: On the Shelf
by Louisa May Alcott
Meg and John's marriage experiences another crisis. Marmee's advice yields positive results for Meg and John.
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Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 39: Lazy Laurence
by Louisa May Alcott
Amy, realizing that Laurie is heart broken, gently reprimands Laurie for his behavior.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Two Timid Persons Meet"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Whitefoot meets another one of his friends and explains his logic in his tendency to be excruciatingly timid.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
The brothers The Happy Hunter and The Skillful Fisherman change occupational places one day. The Hunter does not know how to fish, and loses his brother’s hook. The Skillful Fisherman is very angry and demands his hook back. The Hunter searches and searches to no avail, until an old man appears and tells him to travel to the Sea King’s realm to find the hook. He does so, and finds the hook and makes many new friends. He stays in the Sea King’s realm for three years, and then he returns to land. He gives the hook to his brother, and the brother is angry that he no longer has an excuse to steal his brother’s wealth and title. The Skillful Fisherman then plots to kill his brother, but the Happy Hunter thwarts his plan by using talismans given to him by the Sea King. The Skillful Fisherman is thus impressed by his brother’s power and vows to be obedient to him from then on.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“Jack the Giant Killer”
by Joseph Jacobs
A fairy tale about a boy Jack, known as the Giant Killer, and his adventures of escape from giants, magicians, and other horrendous monsters.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 14: “‘Defend Thee, Lord’”
by Mark Twain
Seven men rush toward the Yankee, but are frightened away at the puffs of smoke coming from his pipe. Sandy makes the men swear to appear before the king and submit to the Yankee’s commands.
The Age of Innocence
Part 1, Chapter 14
by Edith Wharton
Newland is approached by Ned as he leaves the theater. Newland accepts an invitation from friends, hoping to come into contact with the Countess.
The Invisible Man
Chapter 13
by H.G. Wells
Mr. Marvel attempts to convince The Invisible Man that he is not a suitable assistant. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Chapter 5: Eliza Finds a Refuge
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Eliza tells her story to a kind couple and is given assistance.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Fair One with the Golden Locks”
by Comtesse d'Aulnoy
Avenant is sent to win over The Fair One with the Golden Locks for the king in his land. He is set to a number of tasks and because of his good nature he is able to complete them. The princess falls in love with Avenant instead of the king, but is only able to marry him after the king’s death.
The Marble Faun
Author’s Preface
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The preface to the novel.
The Castle of Otranto
Preface to the First Edition
by Horace Walpole
The preface to the book.
Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida
"Arrival at the New Home"
by Kirk Munroe
The Elmers prepare their new house and make it fit to live in
Florida: Essays and Poems
The Everglades
by Clifton Johnson
The author describes the charm and allure of the Florida Everglades, including the Indian inhabitants.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
Some English Experimental Physicists
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of physicists Cavendish, Rumford, Young, and Dalton.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
CHAPTER XVII. VERTICAL DESCENT
by Jules Verne
Beyond the City
Chapter I: “The New-Comers”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two women, Bertha and Monica, are watching their new neighbors move in. The woman does not act lady-like and her nephew is quite broad. The cabman unloads a good amount of various types of sports equipment.
Tales of the Jazz Age
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, about a child born with the outward appearance of a 70-year-old man who ages in reverse. As he grows older, he appears to be getting younger with each passing year.
Dracula
Chapter 5
by Bram Stoker
Mina, Jonathan’s girlfriend, writes letters back and forth to her friend Lucy about the young men in her life, Dr. Jack Seward and Quincey Morris. Arthur Holmwood introduced Lucy to Quincey Morris.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXX
by Jane Austen
Mrs. Jennings returns, with news of Willoughby’s fiancée and his coming marriage.
Main Street
Chapter 30
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol spends a day at the lake accompanied by the Dyers, Erik, Cy Bogart, and Fern Mullins. Carol, jealous of Maud's affection for Erik, is happy to accept an invitation to go out on the lake. Mrs. Bogart's concerns are ignored by Carol, who later meets Erik at Harry Haydock's party. Erik's admission leaves Carol feeling confused and uncomfortable.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 4, Chapter 4: Wrecked!
by Hugh Lofting
Tommy awakens to a dire situation, awash in the Curlew's wreckage.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Story of the Yara
by Andrew Lang
A young man and maiden were to be married. However, every night the young man bathed in the small pools in the forest and the Yara sang to him, trying to lure him from his betrothed.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 14: Anne's Confession
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne is punished after Marilla's broach goes missing
The Brown Fairy Book
The Sister of the Sun
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about a peasant boy that is set to many tasks and completes each through magic and the help of supernatural friends he meets along the way.