Oliver Twist
Chapter 48: The Flight of Sikes.
by Charles Dickens
Sikes attempts to flee London following the murder of Nancy.
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Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 4: “Squinty Gets Home”
by Richard Barnum
Squinty continues to wander lost in a corn field. Squinty’s family notices that he’s gone, as does the farmer. He sends the dog after Squinty. Squinty returns home.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 18
by James Fenimore Cooper
A search commences for the missing women. Hawkeye warns Heyward not to be too hasty in his actions.
Canoemates: A Story of the Florida Reef and Everglades
Chapter XII: “Picked up in the Gulf Stream”
by Kirk Munroe
Sumner continues to drift into the Gulf. He is reunited with his mother and discovers the answer to the missing canoes.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Fisherman and His Wife
by Grimm Brothers
A fisherman and his wife encounter a magical fish.
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.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 15: A Telegram
by Louisa May Alcott
Mrs. March departs after receiving word of Mr. March's health. Jo makes a sacrifice to provide for the family.
Behind the Scenes
Chapter 13: The Origin of the Rivalry between Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln
by Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth recounts Mr. Douglas' attempted courting of Miss Mary Todd.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Goblin of Adachigahara
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A priest looks for lodging in the night and is given shelter by an old woman. She goes to gather more wood, and she tells him not to look in the back room. Curiosity gets the better of him, and he looks in the room and sees horrible things. He realizes she is the Goblin of Adachigahara, and flees. She chases him through the night, but he prays to Buddha and keeps running. Morning dawns, making the goblin disappear, and the priest is safe.
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 1, Scene 1
by William Shakespeare
Antonio is overtaken with an unexplained sadness, but Solanio has a theory why he is saddened. Antonio, having extended himself financially, cannot fulfill the request of Bassanio.
The Iliad
Book 10: The Night-Adventure of Diomed and Ulysses
by Homer
Both the Trojans and Greeks devise plans to spy on one another. However, only the Greeks are successful.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 15: “The Dragon Defies Danger”
by L. Frank Baum
The Nome soldiers, led by General Guph, attempted to capture the adventurers. The dragon, howerver, carried the adventurers higher than the nomes could reach. Queen Ann ordered Tik-Tok to attack the soldiers, but they ran back to the caverns.
Jane Eyre
Chapter XXVII
by Charlotte Brontë
After falling asleep for a short while, Jane awakes to the realization that she must leave Thornfield. When she steps out of her room, she finds Rochester waiting in a chair on the threshold. To Rochester’s assurances that he never meant to wound her, and to his pleas of forgiveness, Jane is silent, although she confides to the reader that she forgave him on the spot. Jane suddenly feels faint, and Rochester carries her to the library to revive her. He then offers her a new proposal—to leave England with him for the South of France, where they will live together as husband and wife. Jane refuses, explaining that no matter how Rochester chooses to view the situation, she will never be more than a mistress to him while Bertha is alive. Rochester realizes that he must explain why he does not consider himself married, and he launches into the story of his past.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
“The Brazilian Cat”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A man in desperate need of money contacts his eccentric cousin in hopes of borrowing it from him. Although his cousin is friendly, the wife is unwelcoming. However, nothing can prepare him for his encounter with the Brazilian Cat that is ferocious.
Crime and Punishment
Part 1, Chapter 3
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov receives news regarding his sister.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter V: Advice from a Caterpillar
by Lewis Carroll
The Caterpillar tells Alice how to change her size.
The War of the Worlds
Book Two—The Earth Under the Martians, Chapter 7: The Man on Putney Hill
by H.G. Wells
The narrator runs into a disheveled artilleryman, who relays some information about the Martian situation.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 114: Peppino
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Danglers is captured by Luigi Vampa on his way out of Rome.
Gulliver's Travels
Part One: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 1
by Jonathan Swift
The author gives some account of himself and family. His first inducements to travel. He is shipwrecked, and swims for his life. Gets safe on shore in the country of Lilliput; is made a prisoner, and carried up the country.
Moby Dick
Chapter 16: The Ship
by Herman Melville
Ishmael and Queequeg board the Pequod.
Dracula
Chapter 16
by Bram Stoker
The men see evidence of what Lucy has become. They are shocked and agree to take steps to stop the un-dead.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“Jack and the Bean-Stalk”
by Charles Perrault
An adventurous fairy tale about a boy Jack and his encounter with giants.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 23: Fire Rises
by Charles Dickens
Throughout the French countryside fires burn as the revolution spreads.
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 35: In Which Phileas Fogg Does Not Have to Repeat His Orders to Passepartout Twice
by Jules Verne
Phileas, having arrived back home, sets Aouda up in the guest room before shutting himself up in his room to ponder his predicament. After a proposal by Aouda, Phileas admits his true feelings.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 10: “Dickon”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary’s friendship with Ben grows stronger, but they soon fight and he storms off. Mary meets Dickon. She takes him to the garden.