The Marble Faun
Author’s Preface
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The preface to the novel.
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Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 7: Amy's Valley of Humiliation
by Louisa May Alcott
Amy's difficulties at school lead Ms. March to take action.
Great Expectations
Chapter 27
by Charles Dickens
Joe visits Pip in London. Pip is informed of Estella's return to Satis House.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 5
by Ross Kay
Grant realizes he has the wrong bag as he gets onto the motor boat. He discovers the bag is heavier than his and tries to think of a plan to get his back or at least open the mystery one. Fred and John seem to know something more about the luggage.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 48: In Which the Reader Is Introduced to the Very Best of Company
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Becky's ambition is finally realized. Becky receives assistance from Lord Steyne.
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 12: A Warning
by Laura Lee Hope
The actors meet some of the local residents. Alice and Ruth are discouraged from exploring.
A Little Princess
Chapter 10: The Indian Gentleman
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara is startled into realizing that she looks like the poor children she had seen in her better days.
The Iliad
Book 11: The Third Battle, and the Acts of Agamemnon
by Homer
Zeus fills the Achaeans with fear before sending an important message to Hector. Odysseus Diomedes inspire the Achaeans fight courageously.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 51: Pyramus and Thisbe
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Maximilian Morrel visits his love, Valentine, the daughter of Monsieur Villefort.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 1: “Bruno’s Lessons”
by Lewis Carroll
The narrator goes to his Club and meets up with an old friend. Later, the narrator walks through the gardens and imprisons an elf and discovers it to be Bruno.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 60: Returns to the Genteel World
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Little George returns, as does good fortune, to the Sedley house.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 11: Making Their Beds Before They Could Lie On Them
by Booker T. Washington
The Tuskegee Institute receives an esteemed guest. Booker's long-standing beliefs begin to change with his continued positive experiences with the southern whites.
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 8: “Squinty in the Woods”
by Richard Barnum
Bob, the boy, shows his sisters the tricks he has taught Squinty. Squinty escapes from his pen and wanders into the woods.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 26: The Pont du Gard Inn
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Dantes visits Caderousse in disguise.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Wicked Wolverine
by Andrew Lang
A story about a wolverine who is not very kind and who does not get punishment for what he does.
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
Remarks from a debate on Capital Punishment with Judge Alfred J. Talley, New York City, October 27, 1924
by Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow's debate on capital punishment as presented to Judge Alfred J. Talley in New York City in October of 1924.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 36: The Carnival at Rome
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Franz and Albert enjoy the last day of Carnival. Albert is stuck by the love of a peasant dressed woman at Carnival, who arranges a meeting for the two of them.
Dracula
Chapter 18
by Bram Stoker
The characteristics of the vampire are defined. The group makes a plan of action. Renfield shows that he has the ability to act in a sane and logical manner.
The Iliad
Book 19: The Reconciliation of Achilles an Agamemnon
by Homer
Achilles heads to battle, having received his new armor from Hephaestus.
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 11: To Lake Kissimmee
by Laura Lee Hope
The race concludes with a big splash. News of the next destination worries the Ruth and Alice.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 43: In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape
by William Makepeace Thackeray
The reader is taken to the Indian Empire with the Madras division. Mrs. O'Dowd makes a decision regarding Dobbin and Glorvina. Dobbin makes a request on account of Amelia.
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Chapter 7: "How to Choose Our Hypothesis"
by Mary Everest Boole
Some tips on how to form a mathematical hypothesis.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 1”
by Oscar Wilde
The novel opens with Basil and Lord Henry discussing a painting, as well as the subject of the painting, and theories of art. Basil wants to keep things secret from Lord Henry, but finds that he is unable to do so.
Hamlet
Act 1, Scene 1
by William Shakespeare
The watchmen and Horatio encounter a familiar spirit at Castle Elsinore.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 4, Chapter 4: Wrecked!
by Hugh Lofting
Tommy awakens to a dire situation, awash in the Curlew's wreckage.