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The War of the Worlds

Book One—The Coming of the Martians, Chapter 2: The Falling Star

by H.G. Wells

News of the Martian landing begins to spread, although many refuse to believe it.

Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories

“The Ugly Duckling”

by Hans Christian Andersen

A fairy tale in which an ugly duckling turns into a swan.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

“Chapter 9: Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative”

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Lanyon’s letter about what he saw before his death. (Longmans, Green and co., 1886)

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 1: Marseilles—The Arrival

by Alexandre Dumas, pére

In Marseilles, France the Pharon sailing ship docks, while a crowd of people watch. Dantes, meets with Monsieur Morrel, the ship's owner and discusses with him the sullen mood of the sailors.

A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court

Chapter 36: “An Encounter in the Dark”

The Yankee sees Sandy who does not recognize him and he is relieved to see a newspaper. The dealer plans to sell the king and the Yankee to an old gentleman, but the Yankee plans an escape. When the escape goes terribly wrong, the Yankee is sent to prison.

The Light Princess

Story 11: “Hiss!”

by George MacDonald

When the princess goes swimming, she realizes the lake is draining away. The witch-princess who cursed her is ensuring her misery by taking away the lake that was her only joy.

Sense and Sensibility

Chapter XXVIII

by Jane Austen

Marianne and Elinor are obliged to accompany Lady Middleton to a party, though Marianne clearly has no heart for it where the girls meet up with Willoughby again, but the meeting does not go well.

A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court

Chapter 28: “Drilling the King”

by Mark Twain

The Yankee must constantly make up for the king’s blunders if they are to keep their disguises. The king tells the Yankee that he an even greater wizard than Merlin and the Yankee tells him that he can see into the future. The king quizzes him on the future of the world. The Yankee drills the king on how to act in a peasant dwelling and the king has a hard time adjusting to it, but finally catches on.

Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches

Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?

by Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony discusses her arrest for attempting to vote.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 10: The King's Closet at the Tuileries

by Alexandre Dumas, pére

Villefort visits King Louis XVIII to inform him of a conspiracy.

The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida

Chapter 10: The Motor Races

by Laura Lee Hope

Jake's story is told to Alice. Alice and Ruth take part in a motor race.

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 Outdoor Girls in Florida

Chapter V: "Missing Again"

by Laura Lee Hope

The girls discuss their escape from the winter weather, the clothes to bring, and their plans for the Gem. A telegram from Florida arrives.

The Woman in White

EPOCH TWO: “The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe, Part V”

by Wilkie Collins

Marian and Laura take a walk, where Laura reveals some details of her marriage to Sir Percival. They see a strange figure, and Marian tries to find out who it could have been.

The Four Million

"The Cop and the Anthem"

by O. Henry

A vagrant attempts in vain to be arrested.

The Call of the Wild

Chapter 2: The Law of Club and Fang

by Jack London

Buck begins to understand the harsh nature of his new surroundings. Buck is put to work.

The Sea-Wolf

Chapter 27

by Jack London

As they make their escape, Hump instructs Maud on the finer aspects of sailing and steering. Hump, although concerned with the nature of their situation, remains unafraid.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

Chapter 14

by Edgar Allan Poe

Pym and Peters join the crew of the Jane Guy.

The Blithedale Romance

Chapter XXI: “An Old Acquaintance”

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Coverdale seeks out Moodie, trying to discover the secrets of Priscilla's past.

Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus

Chapter 4

by Mary Shelley

Victor studies with enthusiasm and ignores his social life. He learns all his teachers have to teach him and begins his fascinating and absorbing work on an animate being because of his fixation on discovering the secret of life.