American Short Fiction
The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Following the birth of her child, the narrator is cared for by her physician husband at a country estate.
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Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 38: On the Shelf
by Louisa May Alcott
Meg and John's marriage experiences another crisis. Marmee's advice yields positive results for Meg and John.
Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 39: Lazy Laurence
by Louisa May Alcott
Amy, realizing that Laurie is heart broken, gently reprimands Laurie for his behavior.
Presidential Addresses and Messages
Annual Message to Congress, November 22, 1800
by John Adams
John Adams' fourth Annual Address to Congress (now known as the State of the Union Address).
Main Street
Chapter 16
by Sinclair Lewis
Christmas arrives and Carol and Will attend a party at a friends house. Carol's frustration with the stagnant atmosphere of Gopher Prairie continues to increase.
Main Street
Chapter 28
by Sinclair Lewis
Fern Mullins, the new high school teacher, arrives from Minneapolis. Carol and Fern, having much in common, quickly become friends. Carol considers restarting the dramatic club.
The Colored Cadet at West Point
Chapter 12: Pleasures and Privileges
by Henry O. Flipper
A description of the different privileges that are bestowed upon cadets depending on their rank and class.
The Game of Logic
Chapter 3
by Lewis Carroll
The authors gives the answers to his many questions.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 13: A Slave Hunting Parson
by William Wells Brown
Carlton visits with Mr. Jones' slaves.
The Mystery of Cloomber
Chapter V: “How Four of Us Came To Be Under the Shadow of Cloomber”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The narrator’s sister, Esther, is frightened of the General. The narrator decribes his love of the General’s daughter, Gabriel, and the relationship between Esther and Mordaunt, the General’s son.
Main Street
Chapter 9
by Sinclair Lewis
Still affected by her conversation with Vida, Carol begins to observe the judging glances of the townspeople. Carol and Will pay a visit to his mother.
The Game of Logic
Chapter 4
by Lewis Carroll
The author gives the reader several random logic puzzles to decipher.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“Ginger and Pickles”
by Beatrix Potter
This book tells the story of shopkeepers Ginger, a tom-cat, and Pickles, a Terrier. They allow their customers credit and are unable to collect enough to pay the bills and subsequently go out of business. Their competition, Tabitha Twitchit, raises her prices once customers are forced to shop there and a few try to compensate by selling some specialized goods with limited success. Eventually, Henny Penny, a hen, reopens the shop.
Main Street
Chapter 30
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol spends a day at the lake accompanied by the Dyers, Erik, Cy Bogart, and Fern Mullins. Carol, jealous of Maud's affection for Erik, is happy to accept an invitation to go out on the lake. Mrs. Bogart's concerns are ignored by Carol, who later meets Erik at Harry Haydock's party. Erik's admission leaves Carol feeling confused and uncomfortable.
Selected American and British Poems
"Barbara Frietchie"
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Poem describing the patriotism of a ninety-year old woman as General Stonewall Jackson marches through Frederick, Maryland.
On Vaccination Against Smallpox
Introductory Note
by Edward Anthony Jenner
The introduction and brief biography of Edward Jenner.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
Brook Taylor
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of Brook Taylor.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 7: Life in the Great House
by Frederick Douglass
With his duties now moved to the Great House Farm, Mr. Douglass experiences another aspect of slave life.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
John Wallis
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of John Wallis.
Moby Dick
Chapter 111: The Pacific
by Herman Melville
Ishmael is calmed by the still water of the Pacific Ocean, but it has the opposite effect on Ahab.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XIX
by Jane Austen
Marianne and Elinor are again shown to be foils in their responses to misfortune in their love lives. This chapter shows a certain confrontation between the gossipy mirth of Mrs. Jennings and her daughter, and the propriety, and perhaps even unsociability, shown by Lady Middleton and Mr. Palmer.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter VIII
by Jane Austen
Chapter VIII takes place almost entirely at the ball and deals with Catherine’s social misfortunes.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 18: Smells
by Hugh Lofting
Failing to find any sign of the boy's uncle in the ocean, the doctor devises another plan to locate him.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 23: Aunt March Settles the Question
by Louisa May Alcott
Mr. Brooke pays a visit to the Marches to make a request of Meg.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXVII
by Jane Austen
Marianne is thrilled by the prospect of an anticipated visitor’s arrival, but Elinor is doubtful and critical of the return.