The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 81: The Room of the Retired Baker
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Monsieur Cavalcanti, Benedetto, visits Caderousse's house.
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Chapter 20
by Edgar Allan Poe
With the departure of the Jane Guy at hand, the natives let their true intentions be known.
A Victorious Union
Chapter XIX: “Colonel Homer Passford of Glenfield”
by Oliver Optic
Christy’s uncle is found to be passenger on the Tallahatchie. The family members are reunited.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Mermaid and the Boy
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale in which a king promises a mermaid that he will give her his first born child. The prince that is born spends his life running from the mermaid and does escape her.
The Iliad
Book 5: The Acts of Diomed
by Homer
Athena's gift to Diomedes has dire consequences for Pandarus. Diomedes breaks his agreement with a goddess.
A Victorious Union
Chapter XXIII: “The Welcome Home at Bonnydale”
by Oliver Optic
Christy is joyfully received at home. He pays tribute to the character of his adversaries.
Great Expectations
Chapter 25
by Charles Dickens
Pip continues to become acquainted with the Wemmick's, Pockets', and Jaggers.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 32: Of the Happy Life Oliver Began to Lead with His Kind Friends.
by Charles Dickens
Oliver slowly recovers from his wounds. Mr. Losberne and Oliver travel to London. Oliver continues to bond with Mrs. Maylie and Mis Rose.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 1, Chapter 24: The Coral Realm
by Jules Verne
A distracted Captain Nemo asks Aronnax for some medical assistance. The men travel to the coral kingdom to bury the dead.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 17: “A Royal Banquet”
by Mark Twain
Morgan Le Fay begs the Yankee to give them an exhibition of his powers. After prayer, a large dinner reception is held. An old woman interrupts the banquet to curse Le Fay for killing her grandson. Le Fay takes the Yankee to the dungeon to see a man being tortured on a rack. The Yankee asks to speak to the prisoner.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 21”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
David Copperfield
Chapter 12: Liking Life on My Own Account no Better, I Form a Great Resolution
by Charles Dickens
Mr. Micawber, having resolved his debts, returns home. David decides to run away, but finds himself taken advantage of in the process.
Dickens' Christmas Stories
The Chimes, a Goblin Story
by Charles Dickens
This is a greatly abridged children's version of Dickens' 1844 Christmas novella. An old fellow named Trotty thinks the church bells are talking to him when they chime each quarter hour. When he visits the church to see why they are saying things to him he has a dream in which the bells really do speak to him, and the dream changes Trotty’s life.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 7: A Knock at the Door
by Charles Dickens
Darnay is re-arrested, having been accused by Defarge, Madame Defarge, and an unknown third party.
Florida: Essays and Poems
Spanish-American War: The Rough Riders in Tampa
by Theodore Roosevelt
The Rough Riders’ time in Tampa is filled with misunderstandings which they deal with as best they can.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Philosophy of Composition
by Edgar Allan Poe
The author presents his theory on the subject of compositiion.
Ethan Frome
Introduction
by Edith Wharton
The narrator tells of his first encounter with Ethan Frome in the town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The narrator seeks information on the reclusive Frome.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 11: “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A banker makes a very big loan to a prominent customer and receives a beryl coronet to hold. He discovers his son trying to harm it and he has a case against him when he begs for the expert help of Sherlock Holmes.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
“The Leather Funnel”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A story in which dreams are effected by objects that retell the purpose they served. In this tale of terror, a leather funnel tells the tale of a horrbile execution.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 21
by James Fenimore Cooper
The group continues tracking Magua. Disaster is narrowly averted when Gamut is discovered in the forest.
The Iliad
Book 3: The Duel of Menelaus and Paris
by Homer
The Trojans and Achaeans come to an agreement in an attempt to establish peace. Paris and Menelaus face each other in battle, but outside forces intervene on the outcome.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 2: "The Big Bobsled"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story the Toyman that is a friend to the three children has a mysterious secret in his workshop that keep the boys guessing and therefore, entertained.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 21: My Escape from Slavery
by Frederick Douglass
After living a his entire life as a slave, Mr. Douglass successfully emancipates himself.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
A Tale of the Ragged Mountains
by Edgar Allan Poe
An unnamed narrator retells Augustus Bedloe's account of his strange experiences in the Ragged Mountains.
Silas Marner
Part 2, Chapter 16
by George Eliot
Eppie, now eighteen, and Silas discuss many plans for the future.