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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Shadow—A Parable

by Edgar Allan Poe

While in the presence of death, the characters of the story are confronted by a strange entity.

The Invisible Man

Chapter 17

by H.G. Wells

Dr. Kemp hears distant gunshots and is later visited by The Invisible Man. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)

Winesburg, Ohio

The Book of the Grotesque

by Sherwood Anderson

An aging writer ponders the many people he has met and the stories he has heard in his lifetime.

The Woman in White

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

by Wilkie Collins

Walter describes a trip to Paris where he learns the fate of Count Fosco.

Japanese Fairy Tales

The Farmer and the Badger

by Yei Theodora Ozaki

A badger kills a farmer’s wife, and the farmer asks a rabbit to get revenge for him.

The Tale of Brownie Beaver

Chapter 11: “Bad News”

by Arthur Scott Bailey

Tired Tim and Grandaddy Beaver warn Brownie about an impending cyclone.

The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat

Chapter 11: “Five Heads Together”

by Thornton W. Burgess

Grandfather Frog deduces that the Smiling Pool is drying up because the Laughing Brook has stopped flowing.

Moby Dick

Chapter 63: The Crotch

by Herman Melville

A description of the crotch and the dangers of harpooning.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Book Eighth, Chapter 4

by Victor Hugo

Her spirit broken, Esmeralda is taken to her cell, in the Tournelle. After some time has pased Claude Frollo visits the condemned prisoner, eventually professing his love for her.

A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The story focuses on the three children celebrating the Halloween traditions, including the carving of a pumpkin, bobbing for apples, and other festivities.

Treasure Island

Part One: The Old Buccaneer, Chapter 2: Black Dog Appears and Disappears

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Black Dog enters the inn and asks for an old friend by the name of Billy Bones. By his description, Jim recognizes him as the old sailor staying with them. Billy tries to kill Blackl Dog with his sword and has a stroke. Dr. Livesey cares for Billy.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 114: Peppino

by Alexandre Dumas, pére

Danglers is captured by Luigi Vampa on his way out of Rome.

Treasure Island

Part One: The Old Buccaneer, Chapter 3: The Black Spot

by Robert Louis Stevenson

After a glass of rum, Billy’s strength is renewed and plans to outrun his pursuers. Jim’s father dies and Jim encounters a blind man who gives Billy a pirate summons. Billy is worried and suffers a fatal stroke.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Chapter 11: “The Wonderful City of Oz”

by L. Frank Baum

Dorothy and her friends are allowed to see the Wizard of Oz individually. He tells each they are to kill the Wicked Witch.

Moby Dick

Chapter 78: Cistern and Buckets

by Herman Melville

The crew removes the oil from the whales head. Tashtego is nearly lost at sea.

Around the World in 80 Days

Chapter 35: In Which Phileas Fogg Does Not Have to Repeat His Orders to Passepartout Twice

by Jules Verne

Phileas, having arrived back home, sets Aouda up in the guest room before shutting himself up in his room to ponder his predicament. After a proposal by Aouda, Phileas admits his true feelings.

Dracula

Chapter 3

by Bram Stoker

The Count asks Jonathan about the shipping business in England and insists that Jonathan stays with him for a month. The two send letters to England regarding the business. Jonathan writes Mina in a secret code. Jonathan explores the forbidden parts of the castle and is horrified by what he discovers. He wonders if he has gone mad.

The Crimson Fairy Book

“Shepherd Paul”

by Andrew Lang

Shepherd Paul was abandoned as a child and grows up to be the strongest man in the forest. He wrestles many strong men, but none can match his strength. He also fights three dragons, gains three castles, and three princess. He marries the youngest.

Crime and Punishment

Part 4, Chapter 3

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Raskolnikov tells the group about Svidrigailov's proposal. Dunya presents a proposal to her brother. Razumikhin realizes who is responsible for the pawnbroker's death.