Hamlet
Act 1, Scene 5
by William Shakespeare
The spirit gives Hamlet some unsettling news. Hamlet, Horatio, and Marcellus take an oath of secrecy.
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"To the Right Hon. William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for North-America."
by Phillis Wheatley
HAIL, happy day, when, smiling like the morn,
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 13: Out in the Boat
by Laura Lee Hope
Alice and Ruth get more information about the missing girls.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 4, Chapter 7: Hawk's-Head Mountain
by Hugh Lofting
Doctor Dolittle continues to hastily traverse the landscape, while speculating about the fate of Long Arrow. Mr. Jabizri takes the lead as the mountain gets closer.
Moby Dick
Chapter 8: The Pulpit
by Herman Melville
Father Mapple comes to the pulpit.
Agnes Grey
Chapter XI: The Cottagers
by Anne Brontë
Agnes Grey tells of visiting the poor cottagers. While on a visit, she learns more of Mr. Weston.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Mermaid and the Boy
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale in which a king promises a mermaid that he will give her his first born child. The prince that is born spends his life running from the mermaid and does escape her.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 2: “The Red-Headed League”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A man comes to Sherlock Holmes seeking advice about the disappearance of a bizarre society of red-headed young men that are funded by a man who sympathized with red-headed men.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Glass Axe
by Andrew Lang
How a Prince overcomes a curse and is able to live happily with his bride.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Act 4, Scene 3
by William Shakespeare
Brutus and Cassius' allegiance is tested. Brutus receives a message from Messala. As Cassius marches his troops into battle, Brutus is visited by an unexpected guest.
Moby Dick
Chapter 56: Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales and the True Pictures
by Herman Melville
Ishmael discusses the few accurate depictions of whales he has seen.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Goblet of Life
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The author uses the goblet as a metaphor for life itself. It’s bitter to those who “haven’t lived”.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 23: The Dawn Again
by Charles Dickens
Jasper, having arrived in London, returns to his old haunts. Datchery has an interesting conversation with the "Royal Highness the Princess Puffer."
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter II: "A Wonderful Deliverance"
by Kirk Munroe
The Indian tribe prepares for a great festival where a young man will be chosen as the bow-bearer.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 23
by Mark Twain
With the start of Muff Potter's trial, Huck and Tom remember Muff's kindness.
The Olive Fairy Book
The Story of Zoulvisia
by Traditional
Many are enchanted by the mountains but none leave alive. A family loses their seven sons to the mountain until the youngest sets out to try to do what his brothers could not. He manages to break the enchantment, and meets Zoulvisia. Out of kindness, he brings an old woman back to the palace, despite the misgivings of others. The woman is a witch, and Zoulvisia reveals secrets to her that put their lives in danger. The prince and Zoulvisia plan her escape.
Historic American Documents
The United States Bill of Rights
by James Madison
The ten original amendments of the United States Constitution, authored by James Madison, passed by Congress on September 25, 1789 and ratified on December 15, 1791.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 15: “Johnnie Green Feels Sad”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
When Farmer Green discovers that Tommy was stealing his hens, he wants to kill Tommy. Johnnie feels sad for Tommy, but luckily Tommy escapes.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 39”
by Mark Twain
Tom inadvertently infest the Phelps' house with rats. Tom writes an anonymous letter warning the Phelps of a plot to steal Jim.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 13”
by Mark Twain
Huck and Jim steal the robber's boat, but send a ferryman to rescue them from the wreckage. Huck feels he has done a good deed.
The Jungle
Chapter 12
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis returns to work and experiences a worse injury than before. Strikes, weather and injuries prevent Ona, Stanislova, and Jurgis from working. Ona's health deteriorates quickly, as Jurgis finds himself in the ranks of the unemployed.
Moby Dick
Chapter 58: Brit
by Herman Melville
Ishmael ponders the dangers of the sea.
Florida Trails
Chapter X: “Down the Indian River”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator describes the birds (in particular the bobolinks and the yellow-billed cuckoo) and their migrating routes. He also talks about the different fruit and trees found along the Indian River.
The Brown Fairy Book
Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about the antics of a clever tortoise and a very mischievous monkey.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter XX: “The Flower of Eden”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Phoebe is pulled into the house by Holgrave. After telling her about the Judge, he says he has not gone to the police for fear of implicating Hepzibah and Clifford. He reminds Phoebe that the death of the Judge resemble the death of Uncle Jaffrey, who’s murder was blamed on Clifford thanks to the Judge. Holgrave tells Phoebe he loves her and she reveals her feelings as well. Hepzibah and Clifford return to the house.