Up from Slavery
Preface
by Booker T. Washington
The Author explains the incidents that lead to the writing of his autobiography.
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David Copperfield
Chapter 9: I Have a Memorable Birthday
by Charles Dickens
David is sent home after receiving some bad news.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
To the Road
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Cool is the wind, for the summer is waning,"
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 16: Death of the Parson
by William Wells Brown
Mr. Peck passes away.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 13: Red Sails and Blue Wings
by Hugh Lofting
Sailing off the Barbary Coast, the doctor and his crew encounter a hostile ship.
Up from Slavery
Introduction
by Booker T. Washington
An introduction to the original text, written by Walter H. Page.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Exiles”
by George E. Merrick
The sparse number of maple trees are perceived as exiles in contrast to the jungles of cypress that surround them.
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Nature, Poem 10: The Sleeping Flowers
by Emily Dickinson
"Whose are the little beds," I asked
Moby Dick
Chapter 34: The Cabin-Table
by Herman Melville
Dinner is served.
Beowulf
Chapter 2
by Francis Barton Gummere
Grendel is angered by the constant happiness of the Scyldings. The Scyldings are driven from the great hall.
Selected American and British Poems
“The Brown Thrush”
by Lucy Larcom
A rhyme that serves to tell children to behave through the song of a bird.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 18: “Mother Twistytail’s New Bonnet”
by Howard R. Garis
Mrs. Twistytail takes Baby Pinky to buy a bonnet. On their way home, the wolf grabs mother and daughter and tries to eat them. The wolf throws the bonnet outside and bees see it. They get angry that the flowers aren’t real and go after the wolf.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Florida—The Treasure Land”
by George E. Merrick
The author celebrates the colorful history of pirates in Florida.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“The Defeat of the Frost King's Hordes”
by George E. Merrick
The end of the Appalachian system in Northern Florida evokes the imagery of battle in the author's mind.
The Bird's Christmas Carol
Chapter 1: A Little Snow Bird
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
A new child is born to the Bird family on Christmas Day.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
The Poet and the Baby
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
How’s a man to write a sonnet, can you tell,—
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter XII: Alice’s Evidence
by Lewis Carroll
Alice's testimony angers the Queen, resulting in a harsh sentence before the verdict is read. Amidst the sudden chaos of Wonderland, Alice suddenly finds herself in more familiar surroundings.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
A Plantation Portrait
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Hain’t you see my Mandy Lou,"
Florida Trails
Chapter XVII: “Moonlight and March Mornings”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator describes the moonlit nights leading up to March and thereafter.
Just So Stories
"The Cat that Walked by Himself"
by Rudyard Kipling
A story about the animals in the Wet Wild Woods and how the cat that walked helped domesticate all the wild animals.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“Motiratika”
by Andrew Lang
A woman is sent by her husband to fetch water and runs into an ogre that threatens to eat her. She offers her magical baby in her place, but the baby is able to outsmart the ogre and he eats the husband (his father) instead. Therefore, justice prevails for the husband ordered her to fetch the water.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
It Is Not Always May
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This poem descibes youth and beauty using nature as a metaphor.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Frederick Douglass"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"A hush is over all the teeming lists,"
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 6: Beth Finds the Palace Beautiful
by Louisa May Alcott
The Meg, Jo, Amy, and a reluctant Beth pay a visit to Mr. Laurence's home.
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“Mother Nature’s House Cleaning”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about the rain and the first few days of March/Spring.