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The Flamingo Feather

Chapter X: "Mutiny at Fort Caroline"

by Kirk Munroe

This chapter focuses on the events at Fort Caroline. The men are getting sicker, there is a mistaken “attack” on an Indian camp, and the soldiers mutiny.

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.

Sense and Sensibility

Chapter XXII

by Jane Austen

Disappointment hits Elinor just as hard as it had with Marianne; her expectations, once again a theme in the story, are immediately dashed.

The Woman in White

EPOCH THREE: “The Story Continued by Walter Hartright, Part IX”

by Wilkie Collins

Walter leaves Mrs. Catherick's to contemplate what new information he has learned. He travels to the church to check the marriage registry.

The Little Lame Prince

Chapter 7

by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik

Prince Dolor grows up. The nurse tells the prince about his past and that he is, in fact, a king. He meets a bird named Mag. The prince desires to meet the king.

Seven O’Clock Stories

“Twelfth Night: About Duckie the Stepchild and the Little Ship”

by Robert Gordon Anderson

The three children watch the Toyman make a boat for them to play with. As they play they also hear the commentary of the various animals in the barnyard.

Agnes Grey

Chapter XV: The Walk

by Anne Brontë

Miss Murray finds herself looking for a new source of entertainment. She and Agnes Grey go into town and meet with Mr. Weston.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 84: Beauchamp

by Alexandre Dumas, pére

Beauchamp visits Albert and speaks to him about the newspaper article printed three weeks prior.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Adventure 1: “A Scandal in Bohemia”

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The King of Bohemia seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes in securing a picture that could be used against him in the political scene.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Chapter 14

by Mark Twain

The "Pirates" borrow a raft, intending to camp at a nearby island. The boys are alarmed at the news of a drowning.

Vanity Fair

Chapter 38: A Family in a Very Small Way

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Rebecca behaves as expected. Little Rawdon makes a new friend. Amelia devotes her time to little George. Amelia is affected by news from Dobbin's Sister.

Gulliver's Travels

Part Four: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 8

by Jonathan Swift

The author relates several particulars of the YAHOOS. The great virtues of the HOUYHNHNMS. The education and exercise of their youth. Their general assembly.

Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida

"Mark and Ruth Attend an Auction"

by Kirk Munroe

Ruth writes a letter to her friend Edna. Ruth and Mark go to the auction. The court awarded the Nancy Bell five thousand dollars.

Japanese Fairy Tales

The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die

by Yei Theodora Ozaki

How Sentaro was taught not to covet unending life.

In the Wilds of Florida

Chapter 7

by W.H.G. Kingston

The men hunt and forage for food during their travels through Lake Kissimmee. They flee from Indians.

A profile of Henry M. Flagler published in 1925 in a Florida magazine. This profile was the first in a series called "The Ten Greatest Men of Florida," which the magazine described as a reader-requested series on the "men who had done the most toward the progress and development of Florida."

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

Chapter 5

by James Weldon Johnson

The narrator finds a boarding house for “colored people” and becomes acquainted with the local black citizens.

At the Dry Tortugas During the War

“At the Dry Tortugas During the War, Part 5”

by Emily Holder

The following is an account written by Emily Holder describing her memories of Fort Jefferson. They tell the poignant and often fascinating story of the hardships, isolation and drama of daily life at the Dry Tortugas in the nineteenth century.