Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 23: “Ruggedo Reforms”
by L. Frank Baum
Kaliko agrees to let Ruggedo stay as long as he stays out of trouble. Betsy and her friends say good-bye to Polychrome.
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Oliver Twist
Chapter 36: Is a Very Short One, and May Appear of No Great Importance in Its Place, But it Should Be Read Notwithstanding, As a Sequel to the Last, and a Key to One That Will Follow When Its Time Arrives.
by Charles Dickens
As Harry prepares to leave, he asks a favor of Oliver.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“The Rogue and the Herdsman”
by Andrew Lang
A lazy farm boy is able to steal sheep, pigs, and oxen from the greatest herdsman of the king. He is rewarded handsomely for his cleverness.
Silas Marner
Conclusion
by George Eliot
With all the villagers in attendance except one, Eppie marries Aaron.
Flappers and Philosophers
Head and Shoulders
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Horace Tarbox is known as a prodigy. He sees a plan for his life, until he meets Marcia Meadow. The knock at his door changes all the plans he thought he had.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 10: Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Rebecca earns the trust of Sir Pitt.
Black Beauty
Part 3, Chapter 43: A Friend in Need
by Anna Sewell
With election day upon them, Jerry and Black Beauty prepare for a very busy day. Jerry's paternal instincts take over when a rider in need arrives.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 10: “Flop and the Turtle”
by Howard R. Garis
While Curly went to school, Flop stayed home and played. He found a stone and gave it to his mom to use as a doorstop. A mean egg-dog comes by to eat his mom’s pies. The stone began to talk and explained that he was a frozen turtle. The turtle bit the dog and it ran away.
Babbitt
Chapter 24
by Sinclair Lewis
George's visit with Riesling leaves him feeling depressed and despondent. An attractive widow, Tanis Judique, drops by George's office for some assistance.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 38: The Bend in the Road
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne makes declines an education opportunity in order to save Green Gables. Gilbert and Anne finally become friends.
Black Beauty
Part 1, Chapter 8: Ginger's Story Continued
by Anna Sewell
Ginger tells more of her life's story to Black Beauty.
Main Street
Chapter 25
by Sinclair Lewis
Will feels that Carol does not appreciate him and wonders whether other women would still find him attractive. Complaining of a backache, Maud Dyer visits Will's office. Will receives an invitation from Nat Hicks. Will's relationship with Maud continues to escalate.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 46: Struggles and Trials
by William Makepeace Thackeray
The Dobbin sisters attempt a reconciliation. The elder Osborne makes Amelia an offer.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 3”
by Oscar Wilde
Lord Henry investigates Dorian’s background and shows of his clever talk at lunch.
The Woman in White
EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part VIII”
by Wilkie Collins
Walter meets Mrs. Vesey and Miss Fairlie. The group travels through the countryside and Walter considers the artwork already completed by the ladies. Marian discovers something in the letters from her mother.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 4: Morning at Green Gables
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne wakes to her first day at the Cuthbert house. Matthew devises a plan to allow Anne to stay.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about a girl rejected by her father. She falls in love with the son of an ogre and has a girl that is to be eaten by him. Instead the mother gives her to an old woman who raises her at the bottom of the lake. She is able to return to her family as a woman.
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.
Black Beauty
Part 3, Chapter 36: The Sunday Club
by Anna Sewell
A fortuitous run-in with Mr. Briggs, brings a positive change to Black Beauty's cab duties.
His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box"
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Miss Cushing receives a parcel in the mail that contains two severed human ears and Sherlock Holmes helps to crack the case involving her sister.
Florida Trails
Chapter XX: “Alligators and Wild Turkeys”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator describes the areas westward of the St. Lucie River. He goes on to talk further about the alligators who live there and ways to hunt them. He also describes the wild turkeys and their habits.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Introduction to Poems, Letter to Mr. B-
by Edgar Allan Poe
A letter from the author to Mr. B.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 30: The Queens Class Is Organized
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne is given the opportunity to prepare for the Queen's Academy exam. Matthew's health is cause for concern. Marilla continues to be impressed by Anne.
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.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 1, Chapter 18: Four-Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific
by Jules Verne
Aronnax returns to the Nautilus's platform. Captain Nemo discusses the personality of the sea. Aronnax and Conseil continue to witness amazing scenes from the inside of the Nautilus.