Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 15: The Value of a High School Course
by Thomas E. Sanders
A list of the reasons for and benefits of having a child take high school classes.
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Babbitt
Chapter 14
by Sinclair Lewis
George's work on the Mayoral campaign results in ethically questionable compensation.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 23: “How They Encountered the Flutterbudgets”
by L. Frank Baum
The gang arrive at Flutterbudget Center, where the citizens worry too much. They quickly leave and arrive in the land of the Winkies. They spot his castle and plan to have lunch with him.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 56: Georgy is Made a Gentleman
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Old Osborne has plans for little George, attempting to make amends for his previous actions. Amelia makes a friend in order to see George. Dobbin inquires about Amelia.
Crime and Punishment
Part 2, Chapter 3
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov's health continues to decline, eventually resulting in a period of unconsciousness. Raskolnikov is introduced to Zossimov.
The Light Princess
Story 9: “Put Me in Again!”
by George MacDonald
The princess meets a very selective prince. He immediately falls in love with her quirky personality and surreal condition as they swim in the lake beside the palace.
Great Expectations
Chapter 1
by Charles Dickens
Young "Pip" encounters a stranger in the village churchyard.
Crime and Punishment
Part 1, Chapter 1
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov walks to the pawnbroker in an attempt to alleviate his mounting debt.
The Professor
Chapter 20
by Charlotte Brontë
William tries to find a way to earn a living sufficient for beginning a new life, but finds there are unexpected obstacles.
David Copperfield
Chapter 32: The Beginning of a Long Journey
by Charles Dickens
Mr. Peggotty, determined to find Little Em'ly, asks David for his assistance. Miss Mowcher tells David about her unintentional part in the Peggotty family debacle. Mr. Peggotty and David visit Mrs. Steerforth.
The Mystery of Cloomber
Chapter XVI: “At the Hole of Cree”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The reader gets an explanation to the General’s strange habits and fears.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 60: The Telegraph
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo arrives at the Villefort's residence to remind them of his upcoming party.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
The Introduction of Analysis into England
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A description of the analytical methods brought to England.
Flappers and Philosophers
Head and Shoulders
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Horace Tarbox is known as a prodigy. He sees a plan for his life, until he meets Marcia Meadow. The knock at his door changes all the plans he thought he had.
Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 35: Heartache
by Louisa May Alcott
Jo's return home leaves Laurie with a broken heart.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 1: The Scapegoat
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Mr. Asbury is a businessman who successfully works his way up from a barbershop owner to a lawyer. Upon his success, Mr. Bingo conspires against him to make Mr. Asbury the scapegoat for his crimes.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 19: Escape of Clotel
by William Wells Brown
Clotel has some assistance escaping her current home.
David Copperfield
Chapter 14: My Aunt Makes up Her Mind About Me
by Charles Dickens
Aunt Betsey meets with Mr. Murdstone in order to make a decision about David.
Tales of the Jazz Age
Jemina, the Mountain Girl
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jemina, the Mountain Girl, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a short story describing the relationship between Jemina Tantrum, an uneducated girl from the mountains, and an unknown man from the settlements.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXV
by Jane Austen
Mrs. Jennings invites Marianne and Elinor to spend the winter with her in London, but not everyone is excited by this prospect.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE LIEDENBROCK MUSEUM OF GEOLOGY
by Jules Verne
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 3: “How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy heads for the Land of Oz with her blue and white checkered dress and silver shoes from the wicked witch. After she stays at a rich munchin’s house for a celebration, she starts off on the yellow brick road and meets a scarecrow who she saves from hanging on a pole. He then wants to join her to go to the Land of Oz so that he can ask the Oz for a brian.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 1
by Ross Kay
The Go Ahead Boys are on a motor boat and decide to race a yacht.
American Short Fiction
Pigs is Pigs
by Ellis Parker Butler
Railway agent Mike Flannery wants to charge the livestock rate for a shipment of two guinea pigs. He refuses to accept the lower pet rate saying “Pigs is Pigs.” The grumbling customer complains to the railway company. Meanwhile while the guinea pigs reproduce and eat in Flannery’s stationhouse.
Babbitt
Chapter 6
by Sinclair Lewis
George and a client take a tour of a local tenement. George meets his father-in-law to ensure a good price on a future purchase. George decides to have a conversation about "morals" with his son.