Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Queen Bee
by Grimm Brothers
The youngest of three sons frees an enchanted castle from its spell.
The youngest of three sons frees an enchanted castle from its spell.
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.
A cat and mouse decide to work together.
The poem decribes the author’s dream centered around the town belfry
A robin has a meal under an orange-tree.
A cat meets an arrogant fox in the woods.
"Oh, I am hurt to death, my Love;"
"The line-storm clouds fly tattered and swift,"
The speaker describes the beauty and emotion of Cocoanut Grove.
How six men with extraordinary powers win a treasure from a king.
The poet muses upon seeing Mars in the night sky, and contemplates how Mars’s steadfastness reminds him to endure life’s hardships.
The snow lies deep upon the ground,
The difficult lives and unhappy end of the snow-daughter and fire-son.
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, a novella by F. Scott Fitzgerald, follows John T. Unger as he visits the home of dorm-mate Percy Washington. When Unger learns of the wealth of his friend and the measures the Washington family will take to protect their fortune, he is faced with an important decision.
Ishmael defends the whaling profession.
Poem referring to a pro-slavery meeting in Faneuil Hall in August of 1835.
Disappointed by the disappearance of Long Arrow, Doctor Dolittle plans his next expedition, unsure of his destination.
"My soul, lost in the music’s mist,"
Horatio receives correspondence for Hamlet, who has returned to Denmark.
The Stubbins' household prepares for dinner with the doctor. Tommy's parents and Doctor Dolittle discuss Tommy's possible life as a naturalist.
Speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863 at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
A poem describing the perils our fathers went through to keep their homeland free.
Live fully; get out and do things. The purpose of life is to live it.
A Lecture delivered at the Evening Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, 24th March, 1879.
Sojourner Truth addresses the subject of equality at the 1851 Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio.