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Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef

Part I, Chapter I

by James Fenimore Cooper

Captain Spike prepares the Molly Swash for departure. Rose Budd and her aunt will be on board. Jack Tier appears, to Captain Spike's dismay.

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 Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

Chapter 10

by James Weldon Johnson

On the way to Boston, the narrator strikes up a conversation with another man regarding racial issues. Once in Boston, they continue to debate and discuss the social/racial problems of the day. The narrator comes upon several other interesting characters.

Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef

Part I, Chapter IV

by James Fenimore Cooper

There is a misunderstanding between the Captain and Mrs. Budd. The ship is stopped by a cruiser.

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.

Logic: Deductive and Inductive

“Chapter 17”

by Carveth Read, M.A.

On Vaccination Against Smallpox

"Further Observations on the Variola Vaccinae, or Cow-Pox, 1799"

by Edward Anthony Jenner

The author describes the symptoms that have appeared in and on the cows and how he treated them.

Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef

Part I, Chapter V

by James Fenimore Cooper

Mulford and Rose discover their location. Captain Spike meets with Don Wan. There is a tornado. Mulford feels trapped by circumstances.

Florida: Essays and Poems

First Colonists in Florida

by J.T. Headley

The author describes the first inhabitants of Florida and the gruesome battles.

Heart of Darkness

Part 3

by Joseph Conrad

Marlow and a company manager meet with Kurtz, who has become gravely ill. Marlow finds himself ostracized after defending Kurtz.

Eulogy of Leonhard Euler

Eulogy of Leonhard Euler

by Nikolaus von Fuss

The life, theories, and discoveries of mathematician Leonhard Euler.

Heart of Darkness

Part 1

by Joseph Conrad

Marlow recounts his journey up the Congo River to the narrator and his fellow travelers.

American Short Fiction

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

by Washington Irving

A superstitious schoolteacher comes to a mysterious end in the isolated glen of Sleepy Hollow.