My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 1: Childhood
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass recounts his early childhood experiences as a slave.
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The Yellow Fairy Book
The Nixy
by Andrew Lang
How a nixy helps a miller regain happiness.
Winesburg, Ohio
Godliness, a Tale in Four Parts: Part 3, Surrender, concerning Louise Bentley
by Sherwood Anderson
The tale of Louise Bentley, her marriage to John Hardy and the birth of her only child.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 71: Bread and Salt
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Mercedes speaks with the Count of Monte Cristo in the garden during the ball.
Winesburg, Ohio
A Man of Ideas, concerning Joe Welling
by Sherwood Anderson
Joe Welling uses his natural talents to achieve success in Winesburg.
Tales of the Jazz Age
May Day Chapter IV
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 11”
by Oscar Wilde
Years have passed. The narrator reveals what Dorian’s life has become.
Flappers and Philosophers
The Cut-Glass Bowl
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Evylyn and Harold Piper experience many events throughout their marriage, some pleasant and some tragic.
Main Street
Chapter 14
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol and Will have their first argument. Will complains about Carol's "highbrow" attitude, and the effect is it having on his personal and professional relationships.
Peter Pan
Chapter 13: Do You Believe in Fairies?
by J.M. Barrie
Having been deceived by the pirates, the Lost Boy's emerge from hiding only to be taken captive.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 21
by James Fenimore Cooper
The group continues tracking Magua. Disaster is narrowly averted when Gamut is discovered in the forest.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 19: Miss Crawley at Nurse
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Mrs. Bute Crawley attempts to protect Miss Crawley.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 35: “A Pitiful Incident”
by Mark Twain
The slave dealer sees the king’s bravado and plans to beat the pride out of him. The king changes his mind and plans to abolish slavery. The Yankee hatches a plan of escape. They meet a young woman burned at the stake for being a witch and a young woman hanged. A priest promises to raise her baby as his own.
A Little Princess
Chapter 8: In the Attic
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara begins her new life as a servant.
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 4
by Jack London
Mugridge treats the new cabin boy harshly, ordering him around every chance he gets. An accident aboard the Ghost results in a new nickname for the narrator. "Hump" receives very little sympathy from the crew for his injuries.
The Woman in White
EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part XI”
by Wilkie Collins
Marian comes to Walter with the mysterious letter. The contents are revealed, and the two decide that they must continue their investigations into this matter.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 14: Miss Crawley at Home
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Miss Matilda visits Amelia. Sir Pitt presents Becky with a proposition.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
CHAPTER X. INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS WITH ICELANDIC SAVANTS
by Jules Verne
Oliver Twist
Chapter 35: Containing the Unsatisfactory Result of Oliver's Adventure; And a Conversation of Some Importance Between Harry Maylie and Rose.
by Charles Dickens
Harry and Giles rush to the aid of Oliver. Harry and Rose discuss their feelings for each other.
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 2: In Which Passepartout is Convinced that He Has at Last Found His Ideal
by Jules Verne
Impressed by his new employer's composure, Passepartout feels he may have finally found an ideal situation.
Black Beauty
Part 3, Chapter 45: Jerry's New Year
by Anna Sewell
The Game of Logic
Chapter 1, Part 2
by Lewis Carroll
The author discusses the Universe of Things and the set of things called a syllogism.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XLII: “Reminiscences of Miriam”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda bids Kenyon never to speak of Miriam
The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter XIX: "Lost"
by Laura Lee Hope
The girls ponder their means of escape. They are finally able to return to shore, but still find no sign of Tom. They decide to leave food and notice before heading back up the river. Unfortunately the trip doesn’t progress as wished.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Thirteenth Night: The Tall Enemy”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
The three children play a war game in the first snow of the winter. The Toyman builds six snow men and the children fight them with snow balls.
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