Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Frederick Douglass"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"A hush is over all the teeming lists,"
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The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter XXI: “The Departure”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The narrator clears up for the reader the truth about the Judge’s awful past and of his causing his own father’s death. Clifford inherits the Judge’s estate and moves into the large mansion with Hepzibah, Phoebe, and Holgrave. Holgrave reveals a hidden deed that the Judge was looking for. Uncle Venner agrees to live in a guest cottage on the property.
The Jungle
Chapter 28
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis attends another political meeting and is revitalized by the message.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 3
by James Fenimore Cooper
Hawkeye, the white hunter, and Chingachgook, a mohican, discuss current events while Uncas trails Maqua tribesmen. The hear a party is approaching on horseback.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 9”
by Mark Twain
Huck and Jim take refuge as a storm rages. The pair make a "ghastly" discovery.
Babbitt
Chapter 33
by Sinclair Lewis
A sudden illness brings Myra and George closer. George receives another invitation to join the Good Citizen's League.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Enchanted Head
by Andrew Lang
A man is cursed by a wicked fairy and is doomed to be only a head to the world. However, he is very powerful and is able to complete impossible deeds to impress the sultan and marry his daughter.
Beowulf
Chapter 33
by Francis Barton Gummere
Canoemates: A Story of the Florida Reef and Everglades
Chapter XXX: “Quorum as an Ambassador”
by Kirk Munroe
Quorum returns to the camp. The travelers and the Indians come to an agreement.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 17: Little Faithful
by Louisa May Alcott
Beth's visit to the Hummel family has unintended consequences.
Dracula
Chapter 1
by Bram Stoker
Jonathan Harker journals about his travel to Dracula’s Castle and the foreboding messages he gets from town folk along the way.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Sixteenth Night: Sloshin’”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
Jehosophat disobeys Mother by sloshing through muddy water when she told him not to. He is overcome with guilt and eventually apologizes to her for disobeying her orders.
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 3, Scene 2
by William Shakespeare
In Belmont, Bassanio attempts to win the hand of Portia. Nerissa and Graziano make a suggestion to Portia and Bassanio in regards to their impending nuptials. A letter arrives from Antonio prompting Bassanio to depart for Venice.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Sixth Night: The Willow Whistle”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
The Toyman makes the three children whistles from a weeping willow and they serve as a bird call for Orioles.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“First Night: The Three Happy Children”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
An introduction to the family in the story, which focuses on the three children Jehosophat, Marmaduke, and Hepzebiah.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 4: “Martha”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary awakens and meets Martha, a servant girl. Mary asks Martha to dress her, for which Martha is taken aback. Mary and Martha exchange words and Mary screams at Martha. Mary goes out to explore and learns of a secret garden. In trying to find it, she meets Ben Weatherstaff and talks about the robin that has befriended him.
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Chapter 17: "From Bondage to Freedom"
by Mary Everest Boole
"Moses had said, from the first, that the people of Israel would have to think of “I Am” as the deliverer from bondage; but they were not, at the time when he said it, advanced enough in their algebra to understand that idea properly..."
Winesburg, Ohio
Drink, concerning Tom Foster
by Sherwood Anderson
An intoxicated Tom Foster has a conversation with George Willard.
The Tragedy of MacBeth
Act 2, Scene 3
by William Shakespeare
Macduff and Lennox arrive to talk with Duncan, resulting in the discovery of Duncan's body. Macbeth takes revenge on the accused. Malcolm and Donaldbain make hasty plans to ensure their safety.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 13: Fifty-Two
by Charles Dickens
Carton visits Darnay before his execution.
Florida Trails
Chapter XXV: “In a Turpentine Camp”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator describes a negro man who works in a pinery and turpentine camp.
Jane Eyre
Chapter IX
by Charlotte Brontë
In the spring, life at Lowood briefly seems happier, but the damp forest dell in which the school resides is a breeding-ground for typhus, and in the warm temperatures more than half the girls fall ill with the disease. Jane remains healthy and spends her time playing outdoors with a new friend, Mary Ann Wilson. Helen is sick, but not with typhus—Jane learns the horrific news that her friend is dying of consumption. One evening, Jane sneaks into Miss Temple’s room to see Helen one last time. Helen promises Jane that she feels little pain and is happy to be leaving the world’s suffering behind. Jane takes Helen into her arms, and the girls fall asleep. During the night, Helen dies. Her grave is originally unmarked, but fifteen years after her death, a gray marble tablet is placed over the spot (presumably by Jane), bearing the single word Resurgam, Latin for “I shall rise again.”
Black Beauty
Part 3, Chapter 35: Jerry Barker
by Anna Sewell
Black Beauty shares some of his experiences with his new master, stable boy and driver.
The Professor
Chapter 23
by Charlotte Brontë
William decides to reveal his feelings to Frances.
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 8: “Squinty in the Woods”
by Richard Barnum
Bob, the boy, shows his sisters the tricks he has taught Squinty. Squinty escapes from his pen and wanders into the woods.
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