The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 12: “The War With the North-Kings”
by James Baldwin
How Siegfried turned war into feasting.
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Moby Dick
Chapter 109: Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin
by Herman Melville
An argument between Starbuck and Ahab results in gunplay. Ahab tries not to anger the crew.
A Victorious Union
Chapter XXII: “The Disposition of the Two Prizes”
by Oliver Optic
Christy is informed by the captain that he is to be sent home. He bids goodbye to his fellow sailors who leave with the Tallahatchie.
Moby Dick
Chapter 6: The Street
by Herman Melville
Ishmael wanders the streets of New Bedford.
Winesburg, Ohio
Tandy, concerning Tandy Hard
by Sherwood Anderson
How Tandy Hard comes by her name.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 3: "The Jolly Roger"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story the rain keeps the children indoors until they turn the thought of a flood into an imaginative game in which they are pirates on a ship.
The Little Lame Prince
Chapter 10
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
Dolor became a great king and continued to fly his cloak as he grew older. He continued a long and happy reign and when he grew tired at the end of his life, his godmother took him away to Nomansland along with his magical traveling cloak.
Beowulf
Chapter 34
by Francis Barton Gummere
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 11: The Black Prince
by Hugh Lofting
Having become lost while heading towards the shore, Doctor Dolittle and the animals are once again taken prisoner by the King of Jolliginki. Polynesia has a conversation with Prince Bumpo.
The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter XVIII: "Between Two Perils"
by Laura Lee Hope
The girls find themselves trapped by the alligators, with no sign of Tom to come to their aid. It seems they may have another way out, but it proves to be of equal danger.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 29: “The Smallpox Hut”
by Mark Twain
The two come upon a hut with a woman dying of smallpox. The Yankee tries to convince the king to leave, but the king will not have it. Arthur brings the dying daughter to her mother and she proceeds to tell them about the cruelty of the church and the king and how they were excommunicated.
The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists
Chapter XXV: "The Secret of the Sealed Packet-Conclusion"
by Captain Quincy Allen
The contents of the sealed packet are revealed, much to everyone’s delight. The boys return home, with future adventures in store.
Black Beauty
Part 3, Chapter 38: Dolly and a Real Gentleman
by Anna Sewell
In the course of his duties, Jerry encounters a true gentleman.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 9: Containing Further Particulars Concerning the Pleasant Old Gentleman, and His Hopeful Pupils.
by Charles Dickens
Oliver begins his apprenticeship under Fagin.
Beowulf
Chapter 16
by Francis Barton Gummere
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Shinansha, or the South Pointing Carriage
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
How the Emperor Kotei invented many useful things, defeated his enemy, and went to Heaven on the back of a Dragon.
Moby Dick
Chapter 119: The Candles
by Herman Melville
A typhoon destroys a harpoon boat as Ahab continues to put the crew in harms way unnecessarily.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter XVI: "Has-se Receives the Token"
by Kirk Munroe
Has-se recieves the token and sets out to rescue his friend. E-chee, Has-se and Yah-chi-la-ne enter the Seminole camp.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Chapter 7: “Into the Black Pit and Out Again”
by L. Frank Baum
With their lantern, Dorothy and friends follow a long, steep tunnel inside the pit.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 9: “The Queen of the Field Mice”
by L. Frank Baum
The Tin Man save the Mouse Queen and she, in turn saves the Lion.
Historic American Documents
Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses, Richmond, Virginia March 23, 1775
by Patrick Henry
A transcription of Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech made before the Virginia House of Burgesses.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 6: “The Cowardly Lion”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow meet the Cowardly Lion. He joins them on their quest to find the Wizard of Oz.
The Red Badge of Courage
Chapter 15
by Stephen Crane
As Henry marches with Wilson he remembers the letters Wilson gave him before the first battle. Henry uses the letters to rationalize his retreat. Henry returns the letters to Wilson.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
CHAPTER XLV. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
by Jules Verne
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 11: "Ole Man Pumpkin"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The story focuses on the three children celebrating the Halloween traditions, including the carving of a pumpkin, bobbing for apples, and other festivities.