Moby Dick
Chapter 82: The Honor and Glory of Whaling
by Herman Melville
Ishael draws on Greek mythology to show the heroic nature of whaling.
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A Little Princess
Chapter 16: The Visitor
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Most are shocked to find Sara well and the same even after a meal's deprivation.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Chapter 2
by James Weldon Johnson
The Narrator reflects on his first day of school and understands the difference between the races and what they think of each other.
The Wind in the Willows
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
by Kenneth Grahame
Rat and Mole are find a missing child with the help of a mythical creature.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Water of Life
by Grimm Brothers
An old man sends his three sons on a mission, but only the youngest is successful in his endeavors.
The Four Million
"The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein"
by O. Henry
A pharmacist conspires to diminish the capacity of a rival suitor.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XLIX
by Jane Austen
A further description of the relationship between Lucy and Robert.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XVI
by Jane Austen
Marianne is up crying the whole of that night, and is absolutely inconsolable and overly dramatic in her grief.
A Victorious Union
Chapter XXIV: “Lieutenant-Commander Christopher Passford”
by Oliver Optic
Graines tells the Passfords of Christy’s exploits. Captain Rombold pays a visit. Bertha Pembrooke arrives.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 12: “Might I Have a Bit of Earth?”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary tells Martha her feelings for Dickon. Mrs. Sowerby scolds Archibald for neglecting Mary, so he sends for her at once. They meet and instantly like each other. Mary tells her uncle that she would like a bit of earth to make her happy. He tells her she can have any piece of earth on the manor grounds. Dickon promises to return to the garden.
The Prince
Chapter 26: An Exhortation to Liberate Italy From the Barbarians
by Niccolo Machiavelli
The author gives advice in hopes of creating a strong, independent Italian state.
Jane Eyre
Chapter I
by Charlotte Brontë
The novel opens on a dreary November afternoon at Gateshead, the home of the wealthy Reed family. A young girl named Jane Eyre sits in the drawing room reading Bewick’s History of British Birds. Jane’s aunt, Mrs. Reed, has forbidden her niece to play with her cousins Eliza, Georgiana, and the bullying John. John chides Jane for being a lowly orphan who is only permitted to live with the Reeds because of his mother’s charity. John then hurls a book at the young girl, pushing her to the end of her patience. Jane finally erupts, and the two cousins fight. Mrs. Reed holds Jane responsible for the scuffle and sends her to the “red-room”—the frightening chamber in which her Uncle Reed died—as punishment.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 2: “L’Amie Inconnue”
by Lewis Carroll
Onboard a train, the narrator meets someone who looks like Sylvie. The narrator reviews a letter written to him.
Babbitt
Chapter 20
by Sinclair Lewis
Concerned for his friend's well-being, George waits for Riesling at his hotel room only to find out that things are not as they seem.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 4: “A Cunning Conspiracy”
by Lewis Carroll
The Chancellor signs an agreement with my Lady who has given herself the title of Vice Wardeness.
A Victorious Union
Chapter I: “The Mission to Mobile Point”
by Oliver Optic
Captain Breaker discusses a mission with Christy, which he is the most perfectly suited to complete.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 7: Life in the Great House
by Frederick Douglass
With his duties now moved to the Great House Farm, Mr. Douglass experiences another aspect of slave life.
Florida: Essays and Poems
He Laughed at the Word ‘Impossible’
by Karl H. Grismer
The story of George S. Gandy’s perseverance and how he turned ridicule into nation-wide praise.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 1: “A Scandal in Bohemia”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The King of Bohemia seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes in securing a picture that could be used against him in the political scene.
Flappers and Philosophers
Head and Shoulders
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Horace Tarbox is known as a prodigy. He sees a plan for his life, until he meets Marcia Meadow. The knock at his door changes all the plans he thought he had.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 24: Drawn to the Loadstone Rock
by Charles Dickens
Lorry is dispatched to France. Darnay departs for Paris in an attempt to save the Marquis' groundskeeper.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Eighth, Chapter 1
by Victor Hugo
Esmeralda, having been missing for one month, is discovered by Gringoire in the Tournelle Criminelle. Esmeralda, having been accused of murder and witchcraft, is greatly troubled by the failing health of Captain Phoebus. Gringoire is shocked by the identity of the second defendant.
Silas Marner
Part 1, Chapter 10
by George Eliot
The robbery continues to bring kindness and sympathy to Silas' door. Godrey looks forward to seeing Nancy once again, but still worries that Dunstan will return to Raveloe.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 90: The Meeting
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Albert and the Count of Monte Cristo meet for a duel.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part I, Chapter V
by James Fenimore Cooper
Mulford and Rose discover their location. Captain Spike meets with Don Wan. There is a tornado. Mulford feels trapped by circumstances.