Gulliver's Travels
Part Two: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 2
by Jonathan Swift
A description of the farmer’s daughter. The author carried to a market-town, and then to the metropolis. The particulars of his journey.
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter V: “The Adventure of the Priory School, Part 1”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Thorneycroft Huxtable, a principal at a New England prep school, comes to Holmes with the news that a student has been kidnapped. They must do what they can to track him down.
Moby Dick
Chapter 56: Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales and the True Pictures
by Herman Melville
Ishmael discusses the few accurate depictions of whales he has seen.
The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 19: “The Child at the Brook-Side”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hester calls to Pearl to join her and Dimmesdale. From the other side of the brook, Pearl eyes her parents with suspicion.
Tales of the Jazz Age
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Chapter 4
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 16: “The Magic Art of the Great Humbug”
by L. Frank Baum
The wizard fools the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Lion into thinking they received a brain, a heart, and some courage.
Moby Dick
Chapter 74: The Sperm Whale's Head--Contrasted View
by Herman Melville
Ishmael discusses the physical attributes of the sperm whale.
Moby Dick
Chapter 5: Breakfast
by Herman Melville
Breakfast at the inn is not what Ishmael expected.
Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 45: Daisy and Demi
by Louisa May Alcott
The reader is introduced to Meg and John's twins.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 1
by Mark Twain
Aunt Polly catches Tom misbehaving, but finds it hard to punish her late sisters child. Tom's fight with a stranger in town causes him to temporarily lose his freedom. The reader is introduced to Tom's half brother Sid.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 6, Chapter 4: The Sea-Serpent
by Hugh Lofting
Awakened by Polynesia, Tommy witnesses a rare sea creature just of the coast. Doctor Dolittle turns to the porpoises in an attempt to free the poor creature.
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.
A Victorious Union
Chapter XXV: “The Principal Officers of the St. Regis”
by Oliver Optic
Christy reacts to his commission and discovers the ship he is assigned to command.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XXVI. THE WORST PERIL OF ALL
by Jules Verne
The Invisible Man
Chapter 5
by H.G. Wells
(London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
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.
Great Expectations
Chapter 1
by Charles Dickens
Young "Pip" encounters a stranger in the village churchyard.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 4
by Ross Kay
The three boys find their missing companion in Albany when they arrive. John caught a ride on the Varmint and then they speak about how the boats compare and talk about the different canals they can explore.
Flatland
Part 2, Section 16: How the Stranger Vainly Endeavoured to Reveal to Me in Words the Mysteries of Spaceland
by Edwin A. Abbott
The author describes what the stranger tells him of Spaceland.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 14: “The Long-Eared Hearer Learns by Listening”
by L. Frank Baum
Ruggedo and the Royal Chamberlain look through the magic spyglass and see the adventurers and the dragon coming up the tube. The Nome King and his Chamberlain set out for the tube to attack when the adventurers when the emerge from the tube.
A Little Princess
Chapter 2: A French Lesson
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The rest of the girls are introduced to Sara Crewe. Sara's first French lesson does not go as Miss Minchin planned.
Stories from Around the World
“The Greedy Youngster”
by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
An unusually strong and hungry youngster makes his way in the world.
The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists
Chapter XVI: "Joe"
by Captain Quincy Allen
The rescue is completed, at some risk to themselves. They find out the story of little Joe, and consider themselves happy to help such a child. Danger still lingers nearby as they wait to see what the sharpie will do next.
Canoemates: A Story of the Florida Reef and Everglades
Chapter XV: “Worth and Quorom in Search of Sumner”
by Kirk Munroe
Worth and Quorum seach for the missing Sumner.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Chapter 12
by Edgar Allan Poe
The remaining crew considers Parker's suggestion, eventually drawing lots to make the fateful decision.