Humour and Dialect
A Back-Log Song
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"De axes has been ringin’ in de woods de blessid day,"
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Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Ol' Tunes"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"You kin talk about yer anthems"
Selected Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
"The Ideal House"
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The author describe what would be the ideal house in terms of location.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter VIII
by Jane Austen
Chapter VIII takes place almost entirely at the ball and deals with Catherine’s social misfortunes.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"To a Gentleman on His Voyage to Great-Britain, for the Recovery of His Health."
by Phillis Wheatley
WHILE others chant of gay Elysian scenes,
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Fourteenth Night: The Sleigh and the Tiny Reindeer”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
Marmaduke is sick and has to stay in bed. He becomes very lonely because his siblings were sent to visit their uncle until he Marmaduke recovers. The Toyman visits him and sings to him while making him a special toy to help cheer him up.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 7: “Piggy Boys at School”
by Howard R. Garis
Curly and Flop look for adventures and come upon a school. They find they can’t spell or cut paper, but they can do tricks and, after scaring away a bear, are invited to join the class.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Israfel
by Edgar Allan Poe
In Heaven a spirit doth dwell, "Whose heart-strings are a lute;"
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 6: “Squinty on a Journey”
by Richard Barnum
The boy and his father return and take Squinty away. Squinty made up his mind that he was looking forward to his long journey.
Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 7: Opening Exercise
by Thomas E. Sanders
A list and description of possible exercises that can be used to catch the attention of your students at the beginning of the school day.
Beowulf
Chapter 21
by Francis Barton Gummere
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"To S. M. a Young African Painter, on seeing His Works."
by Phillis Wheatley
TO show the lab'ring bosom's deep intent,
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 5, Chapter 5: War!
by Hugh Lofting
Doctor Dolittle and Long Arrow's discussion of natural history is interrupted by news of Bagjagderag hostility. Doctor Dolittle is introduced to Big Teeth, agreeing to accompany him in an attempt to achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Ninth Night: Another True Fairy Story”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
The three children ask Mother to show them another story. She shows them the Orioles as they return from the south in mid-May to build their nest.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Whitefoot the Woodmouse Is Unhappy"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Whitefoot becomes sad and uninterested in the things he once loved, but he can’t figure out why.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 16: Death of the Parson
by William Wells Brown
Mr. Peck passes away.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 16: “Beyond These Voices”
by Lewis Carroll
Mein Herr finishes his song to thanks and compliments of the crowd. Sylvie and Bruno disappear.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Jorinda and Jorindel
by Grimm Brothers
Jorindel must rescue his bride to be from the spell of a fairy.
Humour and Dialect
Hunting Song
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Tek a cool night, good an’ cleah,"
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter VII
by Jane Austen
Barton Park is a very open and elegant home, and Sir John and his wife are never without a good many guests. Mrs. Jennings and Colonel Brandon are introduced and described.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Walter Von Der Vogelweid
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A man dies and requests that the monks feed the birds every day at noontime.
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 3: A Disquieting Item
by Laura Lee Hope
Mr. Towne protests the filming of the accident. A newspaper article catches Alice’s eye.
Selected American and British Poems
Maud Muller
by John Greenleaf Whittier
A brief encounter causes a lifetime of remorseful reflection on what might have been.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 24: “A Rival Magician”
by Mark Twain
The abbot and the monks were eager to bathe. The Yankee finds a telephone office in an abandoned hermit’s cave. He calls Arthur and tells him that he will travel to Camelot. When he arrives, the Yankee is disappointed at the king’s choices for his army. The Yankee goes back to the monks and proves another magician a fraud. The Yankee checks on the progress of the king and makes arrangements for a large welcome.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
To an Old Danish Song-book
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The travels of a tattered and worn songbook