History of Modern Mathematics
Article 1: Introduction
by David Eugene Smith
An introduction to the history of mathematics.
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The Professor
Chapter 1: Introductory
by Charlotte Brontë
The narrator introduces himself through a letter written to an old schoolmate. The letter tells of his decision to become a tradesman, as well as of meeting his brother and his brother's wife.
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 25: Out of the Wilds
by Laura Lee Hope
The missing girls and the film troupe share the stories of their adventures. The group is reunited with The Magnolia.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter VIII: The Queen’s Croquet-Ground
by Lewis Carroll
Alice, now in the garden, meets the Queen and King. Alice is spectator to a rather unusual croquet match.
Moby Dick
Chapter 16: The Ship
by Herman Melville
Ishmael and Queequeg board the Pequod.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 6: “The Reigate Puzzle”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes becomes involved with a case that involves a robbery of an invaluable assortment of things and then the murder of a coachman of a nearby estate.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 16: Relates What Became of Oliver Twist, After he had Been Claimed By Nancy.
by Charles Dickens
Oliver finds himself back at Fagin's house, where Nancy prevents Oliver from further punishment.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 35: The Winter at Queen's
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne's feelings regarding Gilbert start to change. The students prepare for exams as Anne admires the natural beauty of Queen's Academy.
Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 8: The Spirit of the Teacher
by Thomas E. Sanders
How the attitude of the teacher can affect the behavior of the students and the overall atmosphere of the classroom.
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.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 26: The Pont du Gard Inn
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Dantes visits Caderousse in disguise.
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 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 Tinder-Box
by Andrew Lang
A soldier of unworthy morals becomes king by nefarious means.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 2, Chapter 19: The Gulf Stream
by Jules Verne
As the ship travels through the Gulf Stream, the men continue to wait for their opportunity to escape. Captain Nemo presents his manuscript to Aronnax.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter IV
by Jane Austen
The clash between sense and sensibility is again shown in this discussion between Elinor and Marianne, and what their views on Edward and Elinor’s relationship are.
The Snow Queen
Fourth Story: The Prince and Princess
by Hans Christian Andersen
A heartbroken Gerda continues to search for her friend. Gerda visits the palace of the Prince and Princess after receiving some promising news.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXIV
by Jane Austen
An uneasy conversation between Elinor and Lucy as insincerity and jealousy reign.
The Woman in White
EPOCH TWO: “The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe, Part II”
by Wilkie Collins
Mariam describes the various personalities staying at Blackwater, including a description of the changes she sees in Laura. Mr. Merriman arrives.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XIX: “The Faun’s Transformation”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Miriam confronts Donatello.
Canoemates: A Story of the Florida Reef and Everglades
Chapter XXVI: “The Florida Everglades”
by Kirk Munroe
The source of the gunshots is revealed. Quorum cooks up a feast. They make their way towards a smoking hill.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 6: “The Man with the Twisted Lip”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mr. Watson finds Holmes in an opium den when looking for a friend who had been missing. Holmes is studying a case in which a man disappeared from the upstairs room of the den. All that was found was a deformed man with a limp and traces of the man’s blood and clothes with no apparent violence.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter VI: Pig and Pepper
by Lewis Carroll
Upon exiting the woods, Alice enters a house and is introduced to the Duchess and Cheshire Cat.
Treasure Island
Part One: The Old Buccaneer, Chapter 6: The Captain’s Papers
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Jim, Officer Dance, and the others arrive at Livesey’s house. Jim shows him the book covered in the oil cloth. They find a log of places where loot was stolen and a map of an island where the treasure is buried.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 8”
by Oscar Wilde
Dorian decides to make amends to Sibyl as Lord Henry brings news. Dorian feels the whole experience to be like a play he is watching. He commits himself to maintaining his youth and beauty.