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The Four Million

"From the Cabby's Seat"

by O. Henry

A cab driver's apathy affects every aspect of his life.

A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court

Chapter 8: “The Boss”

by Mark Twain

The Yankee is comfortable in his new position, but has no title. He gains a title from the people, but is angered at the slavery and rule of the king. He likes the king, but does not respect him.

David Copperfield

Chapter 57: The Emigrants

by Charles Dickens

Prior to departure, Mr. Micawber considers his prospects in Australia.

Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians

The Scarlet Letter

Chapter 2: “The Market-Place”

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The narrator introduces the reader to Hester Prynne and begins to explore the theme of sin, along with its connection to knowledge and social order.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Book First, Chapter 1

by Victor Hugo

The novel begins in Paris during the Festival of Fools. At the Palace of Justice, Pierre Gringoire prepares to present his play to the people.

The Tragedy of MacBeth

Act 4, Scene 3

by William Shakespeare

Macduff meets with Malcolm in England. Macduff receives word of his families fate.

Twenty Talks to Teachers

Chapter 7: Opening Exercise

by Thomas E. Sanders

A list and description of possible exercises that can be used to catch the attention of your students at the beginning of the school day.

The Journey to the Center of the Earth

Chapter XXXIII. A BATTLE OF MONSTERS

A profile of Henry B. Plant published in 1925 in a Florida magazine. This profile was the second in a series called "The Ten Greatest Men of Florida," which the magazine described as a reader-requested series on the "men who had done the most toward the progress and development of Florida."

Babbitt

Chapter 15

by Sinclair Lewis

In an attempt to be invited into a country club, George and Myra extend a dinner invitation.

A Tale of Two Cities

Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 8: A Hand at Cards

by Charles Dickens

Miss Pross is reunited with her long lost brother. Carton comes up with a plan to help Darnay and coerces Barsad into helping him.

Gulliver's Travels

Part Two: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 8

by Jonathan Swift

The king and queen make a progress to the frontiers. The author attends them. The manner in which he leaves the country very particularly related. He returns to England.

Ethan Frome

Chapter 3

by Edith Wharton

Ethan thinks about the previous evenings events. Zeena leaves for Bettsbridge.

Flatland

Part 2, Section 16: How the Stranger Vainly Endeavoured to Reveal to Me in Words the Mysteries of Spaceland

by Edwin A. Abbott

The author describes what the stranger tells him of Spaceland.

Anne of Green Gables

Chapter 31: Where the Brook and River Meet

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne returns to her last year of school in Avonlea. Marilla begins to miss the younger, more imaginative Anne as her departure from Avonlea comes closer.

The Yellow Fairy Book

The Nightingale

by Andrew Lang

The Emperor learns to appreciate the nightingale.

Treasure Island

Part Six: Captain Silver Chapter 28: In the Enemy’s Camp

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Silver is amused by Jim and confides that his men are close to mutiny. He tells Jim to play the hostage to prevent his men from attacking and then tells him that Livesey has given him the map.

The Snow Queen

Third Story: Of the Flower-Garden at the Old Woman’s who Understood Witchcraft

by Hans Christian Andersen

Kay's grandmother tells the children about the Snow Queen. Kay's behavior is greatly affected by pieces of the troll-mirror. Kay encounters the Snow Queen.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Book Fourth, Chapter 2

by Victor Hugo

Claude Frollo's destiny is predetermined, but unforeseen events deeply affect his love and devotion to others.

The Little Lame Prince

“The Prince with the Nose”

by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik

Because of a magician’s enchanted spell, a prince was born with a very long nose. He grows up to marry a beautiful princess, but the magician takes her away before the wedding. He travels all over the world in search of her and meets a rude fairy princess. He spies his princess behind a glass wall, but it wasn’t until he was able to admit to his nose’s size that the wall would break and he could marry his bride.