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Main Street

Chapter 22

by Sinclair Lewis

Carols discontent with small town life continues to grow. Vida and Carol continue to argue about life in Gopher Prairie.

A Little Princess

Chapter 18: “I Tried Not to Be”

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

All realize that if Sara had revealed her entire name, she would have been found much sooner.

Humphrey meets the tyrannical Captain Larsen, and finds that his request to be released from the ship falls on deaf ears. Captain Larsen informs Hump of his new position aboard the Ghost, all the while ridiculing his weak appearance.

A Tale of Two Cities

Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 3: The Shadow

by Charles Dickens

Cruncher protects Lucie and Miss Pross. Madame Defarge is unwilling to assist Lucie.

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Chapter 14: The Rats' Warning

by Hugh Lofting

As the ship come to rest of the coast of the Canary Islands, Doctor Dolittle receives a dire warning from a departing rat. Two sparrows bring word of pirates.

Japanese Fairy Tales

The Story of Princess Hase

by Yei Theodora Ozaki

How Princess Hase was conceived and lived her good life.

Little Women

Part 1, Chapter 15: A Telegram

by Louisa May Alcott

Mrs. March departs after receiving word of Mr. March's health. Jo makes a sacrifice to provide for the family.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

The Island of the Fay

by Edgar Allan Poe

The author discovers and enchanted island of the Fays and witnessess the demise of a Fay.

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics

John Wallis

by W.W. Rouse Ball

A biography of John Wallis.

The House of the Seven Gables

Chapter I: “The Old Pyncheon”

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Colonel Pyncheon helps convict the owner of a seven-gabled house (Matthew Maule) of witchcraft. At the gallows, Matthew curses and the Colonel. On the day the Colonel opens the seven-gabled mansion, he is found dead. Future generations experience unhappiness and Hepzibah (the current resident) opens a ten-cent shop.

Flatland

Part 2, Section 19: How, Though the Sphere Showed Me Other Mysteries of Spaceland, I Still Desire More; and What Came of It

by Edwin A. Abbott

The author describes his yearning for knowledge.

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics

Bonaventura Cavalieri

by W.W. Rouse Ball

A biography of Bonaventura Cavalieri.

At the Dry Tortugas During the War

“At the Dry Tortugas During the War, Part 4”

by Emily Holder

The following is an account written by Emily Holder describing her memories of Fort Jefferson. They tell the poignant and often fascinating story of the hardships, isolation and drama of daily life at the Dry Tortugas in the nineteenth century.

Sense and Sensibility

Chapter XXVI

by Jane Austen

Elinor finds the company of Mrs. Jennings somewhat awkward, given a lack of things in common and the brevity of their acquaintance.

The Light Princess

Story 10: “Look at the Moon”

by George MacDonald

The prince and princess grow closer as they swim together in the lake. He speaks to her about love, and although she laughs, she becomes more like a modest maiden.