Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 21: The Christian's Death
by William Wells Brown
Georgiana's death leads to an early release of the slaves.
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Part the Third
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The crew is overtaken with thirst. The approach of another ship causes the mariner to become hopeful. But as the ship gets ever closer, his hope turns to dread.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Chapter 20: Uncle Tom Finds Freedom
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Master George sets out to find Uncle Tom, having learned of his being sold from Ophelia's letter, but is to late to do any good.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Frederick Douglass"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"A hush is over all the teeming lists,"
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Little Peasant
by Grimm Brothers
A poor peasant becomes a rich man.
Stories from Around the World
“Hans, Who Made the Princess Laugh”
by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
How Hans and a special goose got the princess to laugh.
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Chapter 17: "From Bondage to Freedom"
by Mary Everest Boole
"Moses had said, from the first, that the people of Israel would have to think of “I Am” as the deliverer from bondage; but they were not, at the time when he said it, advanced enough in their algebra to understand that idea properly..."
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 17: Out of a Tree
by Laura Lee Hope
After a brief tangle with a manatee, the boat frees itself.
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
Robin Hood and Allin A Dale
by Traditional
A poem about Robin Hood in the form of a ballad.
The Red Badge of Courage
Chapter 9
by Stephen Crane
Henry returns to his regiment fearing they know he retreated. Henry sees a dying soldier in the distance. The soldier is Jim Conklin.
Florida: Essays and Poems
St. Augustine
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Author describes the scenery in St. Augustine, Florida.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Wicked Wolverine
by Andrew Lang
A story about a wolverine who is not very kind and who does not get punishment for what he does.
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 Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Act 1, Scene 1
by William Shakespeare
Flavius and Murellus downplay the accomplishments of Julius Caesar as they scold the local commoners.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 36: “An Encounter in the Dark”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee sees Sandy who does not recognize him and he is relieved to see a newspaper. The dealer plans to sell the king and the Yankee to an old gentleman, but the Yankee plans an escape. When the escape goes terribly wrong, the Yankee is sent to prison.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 20: “How Dorothy Lunched with a King”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy meets the King of Bunnybury and has lunch with him. He cries and complains about how unhappy he is being king. Dorothy says she’ll talk to Glinda and help him find a replacement.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XXV: “The Three Together”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Issues are confronted as the foursome is once again reunited at Eliot's Pulpit.
Dracula
Chapter 5
by Bram Stoker
Mina, Jonathan’s girlfriend, writes letters back and forth to her friend Lucy about the young men in her life, Dr. Jack Seward and Quincey Morris. Arthur Holmwood introduced Lucy to Quincey Morris.
The Tin Woodman of Oz
Chapter 2: “The Heart of the Tin Woodman”
by L. Frank Baum
In recounting the tale of how the Tin Man came into being, Woot the Wanderer points out the Tin Man’s duty to marry the girl that saved him from the Witch and free her from the Wicked Witch. The Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and Woot set out on an adventure to save the girl.
Presidential Addresses and Messages
First Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1801
by Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address, presented in Washington, D.C. in March of 1801.
Moby Dick
Chapter 11: Nightgown
by Herman Melville
Qureequeg recounts the story of his life.
The Busy Blue Jay: True Bird Stories from My Notebooks
The Busy Blue Jay, Chapter 1
by Olive Thorne Miller
A story about a blue jay named Jakie. This chapter focuses on his mischevious behavior.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Norman Baron
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem regarding a dying French baron who, at the end of his life, frees his slaves in order to redeem his soul.
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 23
by Jack London
The Ghost continues hunting seals as the weather and seas grow increasingly rough. Hump's admiration and affection for Maud continues to grow, even as he becomes increasingly aware of Captain Larsen's growing lust towards the young woman.
The Pink Fairy Book
The Water of Life
by Andrew Lang
Three brothers and one sister work hard to build a palace. They are happy until a visitor tells them what their palace is missing. Each sets out in turn to bring back the water of life, the tree of beauty, and the talking bird. Unfortunately each of the brothers is unsuccessful, and all seems lost until the sister manages to make her way to the mountaintop.