Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 37: The Reaper Whose Name Is Death
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Bad news from the bank affects leaves a void in the Cuthbert house. Marilla tells Anne about her relationship with Mr. Blythe.
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The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 29
by Jack London
Now on "Endeavor Island", Hump and Maud are determined to make the best of the situation.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Eighteenth Night: The Jolly Clown”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
This story continues the adventure of the circus from the previous chapter. Marmaduke gets lost and meets many different characters in the circus. He meets Tody the Clown who helps him find the Toyman.
The Jungle
Chapter 4
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis reports to the plant as Jonas and Marija both continue to look for employment. Jurgis purchases a house.
Just So Stories
"How the Alphabet Was Made"
by Rudyard Kipling
Neolithic man Tegumai Bopsulai is out fishing with his daughter Taffy whose attempt to send a message in a drawing leads to complete misunderstanding. Taffy suggests a way of representing the sounds of the Tegumai language in pictograms. Together she and her father evolve a system using familiar objects and facial expressions, which when simplified become letters of the alphabet.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XXII: “Fauntleroy”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Many questions are answered in the history told by Moodie.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 14”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 43: The House at Auteuil
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo and Bertuccio visit the Count's other Paris home at Auteuil. Bertuccio has a confession to make to the Count, which he has previously made to Abbe Busoni (one of the Count's aliases).
The Secret Garden
Chapter 2: “Mistress Mary Quite Contrary”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary is sent to live with an English clergyman and his five children. Afterwards, she is sent to live with Archibald Craven, a hermit uncle. She meets the housekeeper, Mrs. Medlock—she and Mary instantly dislike each other.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 29: “The Smallpox Hut”
by Mark Twain
The two come upon a hut with a woman dying of smallpox. The Yankee tries to convince the king to leave, but the king will not have it. Arthur brings the dying daughter to her mother and she proceeds to tell them about the cruelty of the church and the king and how they were excommunicated.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Knights of the Fish
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about two boys born to a man who catches a magical fish. They go their separate ways and have their separate adventures. Both end in success.
Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 28: Domestic Experiences
by Louisa May Alcott
Meg discovers that married life is not as easy as she thought.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XV
by Jane Austen
Mrs. Dashwood, Elinor, and Margaret go to call on Lady Middleton, while Marianne remains behind. Things with Willoughby do not seem to be going well.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 9: Containing Further Particulars Concerning the Pleasant Old Gentleman, and His Hopeful Pupils.
by Charles Dickens
Oliver begins his apprenticeship under Fagin.
Moby Dick
Chapter 55: Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales
by Herman Melville
Ishmael compares the common depiction of whales to his own eyewitness account.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 8: A Hand at Cards
by Charles Dickens
Miss Pross is reunited with her long lost brother. Carton comes up with a plan to help Darnay and coerces Barsad into helping him.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 7: "The Fairy Lamp"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. Marmaduke gets tonsilitis and has to stay in bed. One night he meets a fairy who sings to him and takes him around the world.
Babbitt
Chapter 14
by Sinclair Lewis
George's work on the Mayoral campaign results in ethically questionable compensation.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 30
by Emily Brontë
Nelly's narrative ends; Zillah is now who tells Nelly about Cathy. Before Linton dies Cathy takes care of herself; after Linton dies, Cathy will not let Zillah or Hareton be nice to her.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 1, Chapter 22: The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo
by Jules Verne
Natives drive the men off the island then proceed towards the Nautilus.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 56: Georgy is Made a Gentleman
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Old Osborne has plans for little George, attempting to make amends for his previous actions. Amelia makes a friend in order to see George. Dobbin inquires about Amelia.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
The monkey and the crab were playing along the river. The monkey finds a persimmon seed and the crab a rice dumpling; the monkey convinces the crab to exchange the items. The crab grows a tree from the seed, and asks the monkey to help him pick the fruit. The monkey is greedy, and eats all the fruit and then throws hard seeds at the crab, killing him. The crab’s son plans revenge on the monkey, eventually killing him.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 11: The Triumph of Ol' Mis' Pease
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Ol' Mis' Pease seeks revenge from Nancy Rogers, after Nancy marries her ex-husband.
The Snow Queen
Third Story: Of the Flower-Garden at the Old Woman’s who Understood Witchcraft
by Hans Christian Andersen
Kay's grandmother tells the children about the Snow Queen. Kay's behavior is greatly affected by pieces of the troll-mirror. Kay encounters the Snow Queen.
The Time Machine
Chapter 6
by H.G. Wells
In hopes of recovering his machine, the Time Traveller enters the underground world of the Morlocks.
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