The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 7: A Defender of the Faith
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
The reporter, Miss Arabella Coe, changes a Christmas for the family of the house Number Ten "D" Street.
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Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 15
by Mary Shelley
The monster finds a satchel with clothes and books and decides to study the books to learn more about the world. He decides to win over the blind old man in the cottage, that the cottagers might befriend him. However, when the other discover him, they run him off because they are appalled by his appearance.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 2, Chapter 18: The Devilfish
by Jules Verne
Captain Nemo's behavior changes dramatically after departing the American coast. The Nautilus and her crew encounter the giant squid.
Moby Dick
Chapter 59: Squid
by Herman Melville
A possible sighting of Moby Dick is only a false alarm.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 20
by Mary Shelley
Victor becomes a slave to his fears and destroys his work on the second creature incurring the wrath of the monster. The monster threatens him and Victor decides to continue on with Henry. He dumps the remains of the second creature in the ocean and is accused of a murder committed the night before.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 21
by Mary Shelley
Victor finds that the murdered man is his friend Henry, who has the mark of the monster’s hands on his neck. Victor goes into convulsions, falls ill, and remains in prison. His father stays with him until he is found innocent.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Second, Chapter 4
by Victor Hugo
Gringoire decides he will follow La Esmeralda. Quasimodo makes a sudden and unexpected appearance.
Tales of the Jazz Age
May Day Chapter IX
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Northanger Abbey
Chapter XII
by Jane Austen
The next morning, Catherine goes to the place where the Tilneys are staying, planning to explain everything. The servant tells her that Eleanor is not at home, but as Catherine walks away she sees Eleanor exit with her father. Mortified, Catherine fears she has greatly offended the Tilneys. Catherine’s two social spheres beging to conflict with each other.
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
The Little Land
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child uses his imagination to travel and play.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 16
by Mary Shelley
After being rejected, the monster seeks revenge on all human beings. He explains the circumstances of William’s murder and Justine’s conviction to Victor and then implores him to make another creature to be his mate.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
CHAPTER XXXIX. FOREST SCENERY ILLUMINATED BY ELETRICITY
by Jules Verne
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Ninth, Chapter 6
by Victor Hugo
Claude Frollo ponders the darker side of human nature. As Esmeralda's love triangle continues to intensify, Quasimodo finds himself torn between his devotion to Esmeralda and his debt to Claude Frollo.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
The heroic adventures of Kintaro.
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.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 14: The Honest Tradesman
by Charles Dickens
Cruncher follows a funeral procession for Roger Cly. Cruncher is followed by his son when he revisits the grave later that night.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Seventeenth Night: The Circus Comes to Town”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
In this story the circus comes to town and the three children enjoy the spectacle.
Tales of the Jazz Age
May Day Chapter X
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
When Dey 'Listed Colored Soldiers
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Dey was talkin’ in de cabin, dey was talkin’ in de hall;"
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXXV
by Jane Austen
Elinor wishes no connection with Mrs. Ferrars after seeing her rudeness, and is somewhat glad that because she cannot marry Edward, she will never have to suffer Mrs. Ferrars’ company.
Gulliver's Travels
Part Two: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 2
by Jonathan Swift
A description of the farmer’s daughter. The author carried to a market-town, and then to the metropolis. The particulars of his journey.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 1
by Mary Shelley
The novel itself begins with a series of letters from the explorer Robert Walton to his sister, Margaret Saville. The stranger, who the reader soon learns is Victor Frankenstein, begins his narration. Frankenstein then describes how his childhood companion, Elizabeth Lavenza, entered his family.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 22
by Mary Shelley
Victor and his father return home and begin planning the wedding. He remembers the monster’s threat and keeps it a secret from Elizabeth, who is still worried about his frequent illnesses. The wedding takes place and they leave for a family cottage.
Main Street
Chapter 34
by Sinclair Lewis
Will and Carol spend three months travelling through the southwest United States. Arrival in Gopher Prairie once again leaves Carol feeling despondent and alone. Carol, happy to see her son again, withholds her opinions for the sake of her husband.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 4: “Sir Dinadan the Humorist”
by Mark Twain
Sir Dinidan is the first to awaken after Merlin’s tale and plays a joke to waken everyone. Sir Kay tells of how he captured the Yankee and they discuss how to kill him with his magic clothes. Merlin suggests that they strip him and throw him in the dungeon.