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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 42”
by Mark Twain
Tom is brought to the Phelps house, still healing from his wounds. Jim is re-captured after sacrificing his freedom in order to save Tom. Tom reveals the late Miss Watsons' final wishes in regards to Jim's freedom.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Preface
by James Weldon Johnson
The preface to the book.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Chapter 16: Eva and Topsy
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Eva, having fallen ill, makes a request of her father and Topsy.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Raven
by Grimm Brothers
A queen wishes her troublesome daughter away.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Act 5, Scene 4
by William Shakespeare
Brutus prepares for another battle with Antony and Octavius. Antony sends men to verify whether Brutus is alive.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Dragon and His Grandmother
by Andrew Lang
Three soldiers desert a king’s army and end up enthralled to a dragon.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Iron Stove
by Andrew Lang
A princess frees a prince trapped by magic in an iron stove, then has to travel far to find him and reclaim him.
Hamlet
Act 3, Scene 3
by William Shakespeare
Claudius prepares to dispatch Hamlet to England. Hamlet, encountering Claudius in mid-prayer, resolves to act later and under different circumstances.
The Prince
Chapter 25: What Fortune Can Effect in Human Affairs and How to Withstand Her
by Niccolo Machiavelli
How fortune can affect the outcome of affairs and the importance of free-will.
The Prince
Chapter 5: Concerning the Way to Govern Cities or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed
by Niccolo Machiavelli
A description of the three ways to maintain states that have been occupied.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Part the Second
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The conditions at sea improve, causing the crew to change their opinion of the mariner. When the conditions change for the worse the crew force the mariner to wear the dead albatross as a sign of guilt.
The Tale of Brownie Beaver
Chapter 17: “Brownie Escapes”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Brownie became pinned under the tree until he managed to gnaw his way out. When he got back to town he refused to tell anyone about his experience under the tree for fear of embarassment.
Presidential Addresses and Messages
Annual Message to Congress, January 8, 1790
by George Washington
George Washington's first Annual Address to Congress (now known as the State of the Union Address).
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The City in the Sea
by Edgar Allan Poe
"Lo! Death has reared himself a throne"
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"On the Death of a Young Lady of Five Years of Age."
by Phillis Wheatley
FROM dark abodes to fair etherial light
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Fox and the Horse
by Grimm Brothers
With the help of a fox an old horse attempts to get back into his master's good graces.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Twelve Brothers”
by Grimm Brothers
The twelve sons of the king would be killed if the queen had a daughter. She had a daughter and the sons were banished to the forest until they would meet their sister.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Jorinda and Jorindel
by Grimm Brothers
Jorindel must rescue his bride to be from the spell of a fairy.
Historic American Documents
The Declaration of Independence
by Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson outlines the despot-like behavior of the King of Great Britain and declares that the United States of America will no longer recognize British rule.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Act 5, Scene 3
by William Shakespeare
Cassius, believing Brutus has been captured, asks a favor of Pindarus. Brutus continues to fight Antony and Octavius.
Selected American and British Poems
Maud Muller
by John Greenleaf Whittier
A brief encounter causes a lifetime of remorseful reflection on what might have been.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Slave's Dream
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poet describes a slave’s mental escape from reality during a fatal beating
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Ode to Ethiopia"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"O Mother Race! to thee I bring"
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
The Haunted Oak
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Pray why are you so bare, so bare,"