The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 8: The Chateau d'If
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Dantes is taken to Chateau d'If, despite the promise Villefort made to him.
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The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 18
by Edith Wharton
Newland and Ellen discuss possible futures.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXVII
by Jane Austen
Marianne is thrilled by the prospect of an anticipated visitor’s arrival, but Elinor is doubtful and critical of the return.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A childless couple love their dog very dearly, and the dog finds gold coins buried under their tree. The old man is grateful and loves his dog even more. The man has a very jealous and hateful neighbor, who tries to copy his neighbor’s luck by borrowing the dog and making him dig. The hateful man finds only garbage, and kills the dog in rage. The good man asks for the tree in remembrance of his dog, and the tree’s wood is made into a mortar that produces unending food. The jealous neighbor asks to borrow it and destroys it when it won’t also give him food. More events continue until the good man is eventually given riches by a lord for his kindness to him, and when the hateful man tries to copy the kindness, he is arrested as an imposter and jailed forever, thus finally being punished for his crimes.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 4: The Quadroon's Home
by William Wells Brown
Clotel and Horatio's relationship builds and changes.
David Copperfield
Chapter 48: Domestic
by Charles Dickens
David's hopes for domestic bliss are not fulfilled.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 28”
by Mark Twain
Huck tells Mary Jane the truth about the dauphin and the duke. The real Wilks brothers arrive just in time for the auction.
Flatland
Part 2, Section 20: How the Sphere Encouraged Me in a Vision
by Edwin A. Abbott
The author describes his wife's reaction to the story.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Questions”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 9: Anxious Days and Sleepless Nights
by Booker T. Washington
The arrival of the holiday season allows Booker to observe more of the local customs. The school continues to work towards expansion.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
How disobedience ruined the life of Urashima Taro.
Black Beauty
Part 3, Chapter 33: A London Cab Horse
by Anna Sewell
After becoming acquainted with the rest of the Barker family, Black Beauty begins his duties as a cab.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Jelly Fish and the Monkey
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
The jelly fish, who originally had a shell and four legs, fails in a mission for the Dragon King of the Sea. As punishment his bones are removed, and he is beaten into a pulp. Thus the modern jelly fish was created.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 117: The Fifth of October
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo saves Maximilian, and then finds happiness once again.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 6, Chapter 5: The Shellfish Riddle Solved at Last
by Hugh Lofting
Having been visited by various sea creatures attempting to save the trapped snail, Doctor Dolittle suddenly has a breakthrough with the shellfish language.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
by Grimm Brothers
A king attempts to discover the secret of his daughter's worn shoes.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 13
by Mary Shelley
A new guest that does not speak the common language moves into the cottage that the monster observes and he learns the language as it is taught to her. He learns the obligations and pleasures of human relationships and realizes his lonliness.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
The Emperor's New Clothes
by Hans Christian Andersen
The very vain Emperor in this fairy tale is tricked by a pair of thieves.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 7: “How Aunt Em Conquered the Lion”
by L. Frank Baum
Aunt Em and Uncle Henry are shown to their room. They dress in fancy attire and, guided by Dorothy, explore the Emerald City. They meet Billina, the yellow hen. Em and Henry explore the city on thieir own and meet the Cowardly Lion.
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
The Ponds
by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau observes and documents the geography of Walden Pond as well as other neighboring bodies of water.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Morella
by Edgar Allan Poe
A cursed woman's husband attempts to free her soul.
The Iliad
Book 13: The Fourth Battle Continued, in which Neptune Assists the Greeks; The Acts of Idomeneus
by Homer
With Zeus absent from the field of battle, Poseidon gives some much needed assistance to the Greeks.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 27: The Mystery
by William Wells Brown
George Green encounters a mysterious woman in a graveyard in France.
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 Tin Woodman of Oz
Chapter 18: “The Tin Woodman Talks to Himself”
by L. Frank Baum
The Tin Man finds his head in a cupboard and argues with it. Ku-Klip returns and tells them about Chopfyt. The friends continue on their journey.