Selected American and British Poems
At the Summit of the Washington Monument
by Will Carleton
A poem to the vistas and vision from the heights of the Washington Monument and the vision of the man himself.
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A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
British Contemporaries of Newton, Taylor, Maclaurin and Simpson
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of David Gregory, Edmund Halley, Humphrey Ditton, Roger Cotes, Abraham de Moivre, and Matthew Stewart.
The Woman in White
EPOCH THREE: “The Story Continued by Walter Hartright, Part I”
by Wilkie Collins
Walter tells of his new situation in life, living in London with his "sisters."
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 1: The Negro Sale
by William Wells Brown
Clotel, her sister Althesa, and her mother Currer are sold at a slave auction.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 19: Miss Crawley at Nurse
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Mrs. Bute Crawley attempts to protect Miss Crawley.
Behind the Scenes
Chapter 4: In the Family of Senator Jefferson Davis
by Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth goes to work for the Davis family as a free woman.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 21: “Ben Weatherstaff”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary and Dickon speak in a Yorkshire dialect and Colin joins them for the first time. Colin asks Dickon about the great gray tree from which his mother fell. Ben Weatherstaff sees the children and insults Colin.
Agnes Grey
Chapter XV: The Walk
by Anne Brontë
Miss Murray finds herself looking for a new source of entertainment. She and Agnes Grey go into town and meet with Mr. Weston.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 30
by James Fenimore Cooper
Uncas’ mistaken identity saves all but one prisoner from Magua’s grasp. The group vows to pursue Magua.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 8: Oliver Walks to London. He Encounters on the Road a Strange Sort of Young Gentleman.
by Charles Dickens
Outside of London, Oliver becomes acquainted with Jack Dawkins. Oliver is taken to London to meet Fagin.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 7: “The Crooked Man”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes calls Watson to witness his last move in a case about the murder of a colonel. His wife is the prime suspect because they were having an argument when he died.
The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 23
by Edith Wharton
Newland travels to Boston.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 12
by Emily Brontë
Catherine, delirious from not eating for three days, talks about her childhood with Heathcliff. When Edgar sees the terrible shape Catherine is in, he scolds Nelly for not calling him sooner; when the doctor arrives he predicts that Catherine will not survive her illness. While this is going on, Isabella runs away with Heathcliff.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 14: When Shall These Three Meet Again?
by Charles Dickens
Christmas Eve and the dinner party to make peace between Neville and Edwin is at hand. Edwin has a strange and troubling conversation with a woman on the streets of Cloisterham. A great storm descends upon the town.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 14: Secrets
by Louisa May Alcott
Jo runs into Laurie and the two trade secrets.
In the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 7
by W.H.G. Kingston
The men hunt and forage for food during their travels through Lake Kissimmee. They flee from Indians.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 55: Major Cavalcanti
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Major Cavalcanti visits the house of the Count of Monte Cristo.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Iron Hans
by Grimm Brothers
Iron Hans assists a worthy prince in a series of adventures.
The Jungle
Chapter 21
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis begins working at a steel mill, however the distance to work only allows him to see his family on the weekends. Marija and Elzbieta both find work as the family prepares for the upcoming winter. Jurgis experiences another tragedy.
The War of the Worlds
Book One—The Coming of the Martians, Chapter 9: The Fighting Begins
by H.G. Wells
News arrives that the military is attacking the Martians. No longer safe in his home, the narrator prepares to leave the area.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 10: A Harder Task Than Making Bricks Without Straw
by Booker T. Washington
Booker implements an unorthodox plan for the new construction, and works to overcome the objections of prospective students and their parents.
The Blue Fairy Book
The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, Part II
by Andrew Lang
Prince Ahmed finds himself in a strange land and is found by a fairy who blesses his life with magical occurences.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 16
by Mark Twain
A sudden and fierce storm causes the boys to reexamine their decisions.
The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 9: Of the Sons of Master and Man
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois discusses the progression of the black man after emancipation.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
“The Lost Special”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A man underlying a death sentence shines a light on what is called the most inexplixable crimes of the century. The case involves an abundant request of specials for any given day and the case of the disappearance of one.