My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 5: Gradual Initiation to the Mysteries of Slavery
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass continues to observe the relationship between master and slave.
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Babbitt
Chapter 1
by Sinclair Lewis
Another day begins in the Babbitt household. The reader is introduced to George and Myra Babbitt.
The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 6: Of the Training of Black Men
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois discusses the various education systems in place for the black men.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 18: “How the Mischief Began to Brew”
by James Baldwin
The queens begin to question and trouble begins to brew.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 89: A Nocturnal Interview
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Mercedes (Madame de Morcerf) visits the Count of Monte Cristo.
Silas Marner
Part 1, Chapter 13
by George Eliot
Silas inquires about the identity of the child at the Christmas dance. Silas makes a decision concerning the child, viewing her as a gift rather than a burden.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 9: "Dr. Philemon Pipp, the Patent Medicine Man"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The three children went to a market and watched a peddler/street performer sell his wares with magic tricks to awe the customers. The Toyman tells them to beware of such scams.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 19: The Run-Away Plot
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass' disdain for the institution continues to grow.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 23: “Restoration of the Fountain”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee has the area around the well cleared. He and his experts patch the well and put fireworks inside the well and prepare for a flashy miracle the next day. Merlin faints at the spectacle. The Yankee shows the monks how to work the pump.
Agnes Grey
Chapter IX: The Ball
by Anne Brontë
The Murray girls tell Agnes Grey of the happenings while she was with family. Rosalie shows herself to be rather vain.
Babbitt
Chapter 32
by Sinclair Lewis
Myra confronts George with her suspicions. George's refusal to conform begins to greatly affect both is social and professional relationships.
The Iliad
Book 2: The Trial of the Army, and Catalogue of the Forces
by Homer
Zeus, keeping his promise to the Trojans, sends a false dream to Agamemnon.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XXX. A NEW MARE INTERNUM
by Jules Verne
The Crimson Fairy Book
“The Three Robes”
by Andrew Lang
A story about a king who remarries after his wife’s death. His new queen kills him and intends to kill his children, but they escape. When the prince of Greece comes for the king’s daughter, the new queen sends her daughter who is expected to weave three robes for the prince. The king’s daughter makes the robes for the mistaken princess, but the prince finds her and they marry instead.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"Thoughts on the Works of Providence."
by Phillis Wheatley
A R I S E, my soul, on wings enraptur'd, rise
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XV: “A Crisis”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hollingsworth and Coverdale face-off regarding the ideas of philanthropy held by the former and opposed by the latter.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 21: “Through the Ivory Door”
by Lewis Carroll
Sylvie asks the Professor for help.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 6
by James Fenimore Cooper
The group rest in the Mohican hideout. As they sleep a strange cry is heard. Hawkeye goes out to investigate.
Main Street
Chapter 32
by Sinclair Lewis
A minor incident at the barn dance has dire consequences for Fern Mullins. Fern, confident she will be fired, resigns and leaves town.
David Copperfield
Chapter 38: A Dissolution of Partnership
by Charles Dickens
The discovery of a secret arrangement is followed by unexpected tragedy.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 13
by James Fenimore Cooper
The group rests at the site of an old battle. Hawkeye reveals a fact about Uncas and Chingachgook. The group continues in the direction of the fort.
Main Street
Chapter 37
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol finds work within the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, and thoroughly enjoys the city life. After talking with multiple women from small towns, Carol realizes that Gopher Prairie may not be that bad a place to live. While at the cinema, Carol recognizes an old friend.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XIV
by Jane Austen
Mrs. Jennings continues to ponder over what exactly drew Colonel Brandon away so suddenly. Willoughby is becoming an even more attentive guest at the cottage, spending a great deal more time there than Allenham with his aunt.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Little Peasant
by Grimm Brothers
A poor peasant becomes a rich man.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XXI: “An Old Acquaintance”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Coverdale seeks out Moodie, trying to discover the secrets of Priscilla's past.
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