The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 31
by Mark Twain
Tom and Becky continue to explore.
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My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 14: Experience in St. Michael's
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass recalls life in St. Michael's in the house of Master Thomas Auld.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 23: “An Outlandish Watch”
by Lewis Carroll
The narrator talks to two fishermen’s wives.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Chapter 2: “The Glass City”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends fall softly onto a flat glass roof, discover they can walk on air and that no little person there smiles or talks.
A Little Princess
Chapter 1: Sara
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
After arriving from India by ship, Captaing Crewe reluctantly leaves his daughter in the care of Miss Minchin.
A Florida Sketch-Book
Chapter 3: “On the Beach at Daytona”
by Bradford Torrey
The narrator describes his stay on Daytona Beach and what he saw there — from birds to plays to scenery.
Winesburg, Ohio
The Strength of God, concerning the Reverend Curtis Hartman
by Sherwood Anderson
The Reverend finds himself tempted by sin.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 41: In Which Becky Revisits the Halls of Her Ancestors
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Becky attempts to make a good impression, hoping to benefit from the visit.
The Jungle
Chapter 30
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis visits Elzbieta. Jurgis finds work as a hotel porter and continues to learn about socialism from his co-workers.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 10: The King's Closet at the Tuileries
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Villefort visits King Louis XVIII to inform him of a conspiracy.
American Short Fiction
Rip Van Winkle
by Washington Irving
An idle villager experiences some strange events while taking a walk in the mountains.
The Grey Fairy Book
Long, Broad, and Quickeye
by Andrew Lang
A young prince is offered whatever he likes best, but to his father’s dismay, he chooses a princess who is trapped by an enchantment. On his way to reach her he meets with three men, each with a special skill. Together the four men are able to work together against the magician’s spell.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 21: “Through the Ivory Door”
by Lewis Carroll
Sylvie asks the Professor for help.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 2, Chapter 15: Accident or Incident?
by Jules Verne
The Nautilus's departure from the South Pole is not without incident.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 18: A Settler in Cloisterham
by Charles Dickens
Dick Datchery, a new arrival to Cloisterham, talks to number of the townspeople about the Drood disappearance.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Von Kempelen and His Discovery
by Edgar Allan Poe
Von Kempelen discovers how to turn lead into gold.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 24: “The Frogs’ Birthday-Treat”
by Lewis Carroll
Queen Titania’s baby is missing.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 20: Wherein Oliver is Delivered Over to Mr. William Sikes.
by Charles Dickens
Oliver and Nancy proceed to Bill Sikes' house. Sikes gives a stern warning to Oliver.
David Copperfield
Chapter 37: A Little Cold Water
by Charles Dickens
David tells Dora about his current financial situation, causing Dora to become visibly upset.
David Copperfield
Chapter 63: A VIsitor
by Charles Dickens
Mr. Peggotty pays a visit to David and Agnes.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 88: The Insult
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Albert confronts the Count of Monte Cristo at the opera.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXXIX: “The World’s Cathedral”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda wanders into a cathedral and becomes entranced by its magic.
Gulliver's Travels
Part Four: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 11
by Jonathan Swift
The author’s dangerous voyage. He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there. Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives. Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship. The great civilities of the captain. The author arrives at England.
His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box"
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Miss Cushing receives a parcel in the mail that contains two severed human ears and Sherlock Holmes helps to crack the case involving her sister.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 6: Black Race and Red Race
by Booker T. Washington
The author agrees to return to Hampton as an instructor.