The Light Princess
Story 11: “Hiss!”
by George MacDonald
When the princess goes swimming, she realizes the lake is draining away. The witch-princess who cursed her is ensuring her misery by taking away the lake that was her only joy.
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Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Golden Goose”
by Grimm Brothers
The youngest and silliest of three sons finds good fortune in sharing his meal with a poor old man.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 1: The Dawn
by Charles Dickens
A confused Jasper exits the opium den before proceeding to the cathedral.
Winesburg, Ohio
Drink, concerning Tom Foster
by Sherwood Anderson
An intoxicated Tom Foster has a conversation with George Willard.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Chapter 12
by Edgar Allan Poe
The remaining crew considers Parker's suggestion, eventually drawing lots to make the fateful decision.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 11”
by Oscar Wilde
Years have passed. The narrator reveals what Dorian’s life has become.
The Little Lame Prince
Chapter 8
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
Prince Dolor goes to see the king and finds that he has died and a revolution is occurring amongst the townspeople. Dolor regrets wanting to see the world.
The Busy Blue Jay: True Bird Stories from My Notebooks
The Busy Blue Jay, Chapter 1
by Olive Thorne Miller
A story about a blue jay named Jakie. This chapter focuses on his mischevious behavior.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Chapter 4: The Chase
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Eliza puts herself in danger to avoid capture. Sam and Andy return to the Shelby home with good news.
Pygmalion
Preface
by George Bernard Shaw
Preface to the text.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
CHAPTER XXXIX. FOREST SCENERY ILLUMINATED BY ELETRICITY
by Jules Verne
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Goblin of Adachigahara
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A priest looks for lodging in the night and is given shelter by an old woman. She goes to gather more wood, and she tells him not to look in the back room. Curiosity gets the better of him, and he looks in the room and sees horrible things. He realizes she is the Goblin of Adachigahara, and flees. She chases him through the night, but he prays to Buddha and keeps running. Morning dawns, making the goblin disappear, and the priest is safe.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 10: “The Guardian of the Gate”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Lion find their way to the Emerald City.
My Bondage and My Freedom
"Inhumanity of Slavery." Extract from A Lecture on Slavery at Rochester, December 8, 1850
by Frederick Douglass
"Inhumanity of Slavery." Extract from A Lecture on Slavery at Rochester, December 8, 1850.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXI: “The Dead Capuchin”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Miriam and Donatello recognize the dead monk.
The Brown Fairy Book
Kisa the Cat
by Andrew Lang
A princess is captured and maimed by a giant and is rescued and made whole again by her childhood cat. When the princess marries, her cat is transformed into a beautiful princess. She had been under a spell that could only be broken by a good deed that had never been performed before.
Beowulf
Chapter 15
by Francis Barton Gummere
Japanese Fairy Tales
My Lord Bag of Rice
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A Japanese warrior defends the Dragon King by killing his enemy, the monster centipede. In gratitude the Dragon King gives the warrior several presents, including a bag of rice that never runs out, and he comes to be known as My Lord Bag of Rice.
Moby Dick
Chapter 60: The Line
by Herman Melville
The narrator gives a description of the harpoon line, further discussing the dangers of whaling.
The Woman in White
EPOCH TWO: “The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe, Part X”
by Wilkie Collins
Marian begins to feel the effects of her late night outing. Her journal entry becomes scattered and incomprehensible.
Behind the Scenes
Chapter 8: Candid Opinions
by Elizabeth Keckley
While working in the White House, Elizabeth overhears the private conversations of the President and Mrs. Lincoln.
Deductive Logic
Exercises Part 2
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Knights of the Fish
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about two boys born to a man who catches a magical fish. They go their separate ways and have their separate adventures. Both end in success.
Selected American and British Poems
“The Conquest of Fairyland”
by FCIT
A king ends up cursed.
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.