The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 55: Major Cavalcanti
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Major Cavalcanti visits the house of the Count of Monte Cristo.
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Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XLVI
by Jane Austen
Marianne has finally seen her errors of being selfish and unjust toward many; her repentance is sincere, and she also laments her impropriety with Willoughby.
Treasure Island
Part Three: My Shore Adventure, Chapter 15: The Man of the Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Jim meets Ben Gunn. Ben tells him useful information about the lost treasure. In return for helping him with a safe passage home, Ben gives him refuge at his house.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 10: A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw
by Booker T. Washington
Booker implements an unorthodox plan for the new construction, and works to overcome the objections of prospective students and their parents.
Moby Dick
Chapter 45: The Affidavit
by Herman Melville
The narrator makes a request to the reader.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter IX
by Jane Austen
John Thorpe arrives at the Allens’ with his sister Isabella and Catherine’s brother James. The trio pressure Catherine into joining them for a carriage ride; James and Isabella in one carriage, and Catherine and John in the other. During the carriage ride, Catherine attempts to divert John’s self- interested monologue, but always fails.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 11: The Triumph of Ol' Mis' Pease
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Ol' Mis' Pease seeks revenge from Nancy Rogers, after Nancy marries her ex-husband.
The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 9: Of the Sons of Master and Man
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois discusses the progression of the black man after emancipation.
The Age of Innocence
Part 1, Chapter 10
by Edith Wharton
Newland and May's discussion of their engagement leaves Newland questioning his future wife's ability to think for herself.
Physics
Book 8
by Aristotle
The author explains the existence of motion and a few objections.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part II, Chapter IX
by James Fenimore Cooper
The fate of all is revealed. Spike has the chance to consider the faults and wrongs he has committed.
Moby Dick
Chapter 73: Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale; and Then Have a Talk Over
by Herman Melville
After the killing of a right whale, Fedallah makes a suggestion.
Behind the Scenes
Chapter 14: Old Friends
by Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth reminisces about Mrs. Anne Garland and her family.
The Little Lame Prince
“Prince Cherry”
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
A white fairy befriends a young prince. The fairy gave the prince a ring and tells him that whenever he did something unkind, the ring would prick his finger and he would lose her friendship. After several unkind deeds she turned him into a dog. Only changing his ways would bring him back to his handsome self.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 114: Peppino
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Danglers is captured by Luigi Vampa on his way out of Rome.
American Short Fiction
Rodman the Keeper
by Constance Fenimore Woolson
“Rodman the Keeper” is a powerful tale that highlights the irreconcilable differences between Northern and Southern cultures, with dignity and sympathy allotted to representative characters of both worlds.
Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida
"Buried in an Underground River"
by Kirk Munroe
Mark falls into a sink hole. His father gets to him in time and brings him home to revive him.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Fifteenth Night: Jack Frost and the Man-in-the-Moon”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
Marmaduke has a dream while he is ill and meets Jack Frost, who takes him on a fun adventure in his toy sleigh.
The Woman in White
EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part VIII”
by Wilkie Collins
Walter meets Mrs. Vesey and Miss Fairlie. The group travels through the countryside and Walter considers the artwork already completed by the ladies. Marian discovers something in the letters from her mother.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 13: Castles in the Air
by Louisa May Alcott
The children discuss their dreams. Laurie and Meg argue about the future.
The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 17
by Edith Wharton
Newland pays a visit to Mrs. Mingott. Medora asks a favor of Newland.
Behind the Scenes
Chapter 3: How I Gained My Freedom
by Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth is given the opportunity to purchase the freedom of herself and her son.
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.
Agnes Grey
Chapter XVIII: Mirth and Mourning
by Anne Brontë
Rosalie is wed, and Agnes Grey and Matilda are left to entertain themselves. Agnes Grey finds that she is called home earlier than expected.
Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 13: What Makes a Good School?
by Thomas E. Sanders
The many different ways in which a teacher can judge the overall quality of a school.