The Light Princess
Story 10: “Look at the Moon”
by George MacDonald
The prince and princess grow closer as they swim together in the lake. He speaks to her about love, and although she laughs, she becomes more like a modest maiden.
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The Pink Fairy Book
The Cunning Shoemaker
by Andrew Lang
A shoemaker sets out to earn money in another town. He is successful, but meets with a band of robbers who wish to take all he has earned. He devises a trick to prevent the robbers from getting the better of him. The robbers soon realize that they have been deceived, and seek out the shoemaker for revenge. He again outwits them, and so it goes on.
Flatland
Part 1, Section 2: Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland
by Edwin A. Abbott
The author uses shapes as a metaphor for males and females.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A childless couple love their dog very dearly, and the dog finds gold coins buried under their tree. The old man is grateful and loves his dog even more. The man has a very jealous and hateful neighbor, who tries to copy his neighbor’s luck by borrowing the dog and making him dig. The hateful man finds only garbage, and kills the dog in rage. The good man asks for the tree in remembrance of his dog, and the tree’s wood is made into a mortar that produces unending food. The jealous neighbor asks to borrow it and destroys it when it won’t also give him food. More events continue until the good man is eventually given riches by a lord for his kindness to him, and when the hateful man tries to copy the kindness, he is arrested as an imposter and jailed forever, thus finally being punished for his crimes.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 24: The Arrest
by William Wells Brown
Nat Turner interferes with Clotel's mission as a fugitive.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
How Sentaro was taught not to covet unending life.
Beowulf
Chapter 30
by Francis Barton Gummere
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 34
by Jack London
Hump and Maud, having considered all their options, devise a plan that will allow them to escape the island. Captain Larsen lets his true intentions be known. Hump and Maud remain cautious with the unpredictable captain so close by.
The Time Machine
Chapter 12
by H.G. Wells
The Time Traveller returns to the present to tell his dinner guests of his amazing adventures. The next day the narrator finds the Time Traveller preparing for another journey through time.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Eleventh, Chapter 4
by Victor Hugo
After a period of years, the skeleton of Esmerald, buried in the common vault of Montfaucon, is found embraced by a disfigured skeleton.
The Woman in White
EPOCH THREE: “The Story Continued by Walter Hartright, Part III”
by Wilkie Collins
A child is born. The happy family makes their return to Limmeridge.
Beowulf
Chapter 17
by Francis Barton Gummere
Winesburg, Ohio
Godliness, a Tale in Four Parts: Part 4, Terror, concerning David Hardy
by Sherwood Anderson
David, now fifteen, is once again frightened by his grandfather's strange behavior.
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 6: “Squinty on a Journey”
by Richard Barnum
The boy and his father return and take Squinty away. Squinty made up his mind that he was looking forward to his long journey.
The Blue Fairy Book
The History of Jack the Giant-Killer
by Andrew Lang
A boy named Jack is able to conquer a number of giants with the help of magic and wit.
Dickens' Christmas Stories
What Christmas is as We Grow Older
by Charles Dickens
The speaker compares the feelings and hopes of youth at Christmastime with the changes that occur with age.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter XIII: “Alice Pyncheon”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Holgrave tells Phoebe the story of the Pyncheon curse involving Matthew Maule, Gervayse Pyncheon and his daughter Alice.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter XXVI
by Jane Austen
Catherine, Eleanor and Henry try to speculate about how Frederick Tilney will handle his apparent engagement to Isabella. The General proposes that the group take a trip to visit Henry at his Woodston home.
Treasure Island
Part Two: The Sea Cook, Chapter 10: The Voyage
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Mr. Arrow is discovered as a hopeless drunk and disappears one night. Job replaces him as first mate. Jim is entranced with Silver and his parrot. Jim gets hungry and climbs into a barrel for an apple.
Moby Dick
Chapter 44: The Chart
by Herman Melville
Ishmael gives a description of Ahab's search for Moby Dick.
David Copperfield
Chapter 60: Agnes
by Charles Dickens
David divulges his true feelings to Agnes.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Chapter 4
by Edgar Allan Poe
Augustus tells Pym of the mutiny aboard ship.
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 29: In Which Certain Incidents Are Narrated Which Are Only to be Met with on American Railroads
by Jules Verne
Phileas' game of whist is suddenly interrupted by Colonel Proctor, who he quickly challenges to a duel. A surprise attack forces the two to temporarily forget their differences. Passepartout is successful in his mission once again.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Ninth, Chapter 5
by Victor Hugo
Claude Frollo, having discovered that Esmeralda is still alive, becomes jealous of Quasimodo. Claude Frollo's advances are once again rebuked.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Dragon of the North
by Andrew Lang
A youth steals a magic ring from a witch-maiden in order to slay a dragon, but suffers her punishment for the theft.
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