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.
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Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 14: Anne's Confession
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne is punished after Marilla's broach goes missing
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XX. THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS
by Jules Verne
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 8: The Leader of the Lions
by Hugh Lofting
The doctor, busy taking care of the sick and dying monkeys, asks a favor of the the King of Beast. Exhausted, the doctor finally gets some much needed sleep.
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.
The Professor
Chapter 12
by Charlotte Brontë
A discussion of the various females he comes in contact with at the school. William overhears an important conversation.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Chapter 2
by Edgar Allan Poe
In the pursuit of greater sailing adventures, Pym and Augustus decide to become stowaways.
Great Expectations
Chapter 18
by Charles Dickens
Pip is given good news by the lawyer Jaggers.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Chapter 25
by Edgar Allan Poe
Pym, Peters, and the native proceed south, eventually encountering a very strange mist.
Selected American and British Poems
"The Barefoot Boy"
by John Greenleaf Whittier
"Blessing on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!"
Behind the Scenes
Chapter 15: The Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York
by Elizabeth Keckley
Mrs. Lincoln's debts force her to part with some of her wardrobe.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
British Contemporaries of Newton, Taylor, Maclaurin and Simpson
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of David Gregory, Edmund Halley, Humphrey Ditton, Roger Cotes, Abraham de Moivre, and Matthew Stewart.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 12: The Lynching of Jube Benson
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Dr. Melville tells a first hand story of the lynching of Jube Benson.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 26
by James Fenimore Cooper
A change of disguises allows Uncas to escape a dire fate. Hawkeye trusts that the Huron’:s superstitions will save Gamut.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus
by Andrew Lang
The adventures of Big Klaus and Little Klaus, and how one overcame the other.
The Little Lame Prince
Chapter 3
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
We find that young Prince Dolor is not dead, but living with a nurse in Nomansland (a deserted country). His uncle faked the funeral having a wax figure of the Prince created. Dolor meets his godmother and she gives him a traveling cloak.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Sixth, Chapter 3
by Victor Hugo
As Quasimoto awaits punishment, two Parisian women and a country woman compare the pillories of Paris and Reims before stopping to see a performance by Esmeralda. The country woman tells the story of Paquette-la-Chanterfleurie and her child. The women pay a tribute to the recluse.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Tom Thumb
by Grimm Brothers
A young man no larger than a thumb experiences many great adventures.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 15
by Mark Twain
Tom, having returned home temporarily, overhears his Aunt Polly speaking with Mrs. Harper. Tom, Joe, and Huck continue to pursue their new life as pirates.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 14: “How the Wizard Practiced Sorcery”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the gang decide to head for the Rigmaroles. Before they get there, it starts to get dark and they set up camp. The Wizard makes tents out of a handkerchief. Aunt Em and Bellina quarrel about chickens.
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.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 13: Two Thousand Miles For a Five Minute Speech
by Booker T. Washington
The Tuskegee Institute creates a new program to allow the less privileged to attend. The author's skills as a public speaker put him in a position of high demand.
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.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
An old monkey is to be sent to the butcher by his master, since his age has caused him to stop performing as well as he used to. The monkey overhears this plan and goes to a boar for advice. The boar comes up with a plan: The boar will steal the couple’s child, and the monkey will run after him and rescue the child, thus earning the family’s love and respect for the rest of his days. The plan works.