Miscellaneous Poems
To the Miami
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Kiss me, Miami, thou most constant one!"
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Symbolic Logic
“Book 1: Chapter 2”
by Lewis Carroll
An explanation of the terms involved in determining classification.
Great Expectations
Chapter 48
by Charles Dickens
Pip dines with Jaggers and learns of Estella's marriage.
The Invisible Man
Chapter 28
by H.G. Wells
The Invisible Man is captured by the townspeople. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
A Spring Wooing
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Come on walkin’ wid me, Lucy; ‘t ain’t no time to mope erroun’"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Old Clock on the Stairs
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem explaining that despite death, time goes on.
Winesburg, Ohio
Respectability, concerning Wash Williams
by Sherwood Anderson
After encountering George on the street, Wash Williams feels compelled to tell his story to the young reporter.
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 25: In Which a Slight Glimpse is Had of San Francisco Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
Phileas, Aouda, and Passepartout arrive in America, taking rooms and traveling out into the streets of San Francisco. After encountering Detective Fix, Phileas and Aouda find themselves in the midst of some political upheaval.
Miscellaneous Poems
In Summer Time
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"When summer time has come, and all"
Winesburg, Ohio
Drink, concerning Tom Foster
by Sherwood Anderson
An intoxicated Tom Foster has a conversation with George Willard.
Winesburg, Ohio
An Awakening, concerning Belle Carpenter
by Sherwood Anderson
George's attempt to impress Belle Carpenter is unexpectedly interrupted.
Beowulf
Chapter 5
by Francis Barton Gummere
The Four Million
"After Twenty Years"
by O. Henry
A long planned meeting between old friends has unexpected consequences.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“The Death of Abu Nowas and of His Wife”
by Andrew Lang
Abu Nowas went to the Sultan telling of his dead wife. The Sultan got him a new wife and a decent dowry, which was spent almost immediately. Abu Nowas is able to trick both the Sultan and the Sultana and gets more money for his cunning.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Soliloquy of a Turkey
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Dey ’s a so’t o’ threatenin’ feelin’ in de blowin’ of de breeze,"
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Snowin'
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Dey is snow upon de meddahs, dey is snow upon de hill,"
The Four Million
"Memoirs of a Yellow Dog" The Four Million
by O. Henry
A dog despises the masters coddling treatment.
Winesburg, Ohio
The Strength of God, concerning the Reverend Curtis Hartman
by Sherwood Anderson
The Reverend finds himself tempted by sin.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Black Samson of Brandywine
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"“In the fight at Brandywine, Black Samson, a giant negro armed witha scythe, sweeps his way through the red ranks….”"
Northanger Abbey
Chapter XI
by Jane Austen
An early morning rain prevents Catherine’s scheduled walk with Eleanor and Henry Tilney. Around noon, John Thorpe, Isabella, and James show up at her door again, with a plan to visit Bristol. Catherine refuses at first, thinking that Eleanor and Henry may still show up, but John entices her by telling her they will visit a castle and in any case, he saw Henry Tilney driving away in a carriage earlier that morning. Catherine joins them, somewhat reluctantly.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Preface
by William Wells Brown
Preface to the work.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Village Street
by Edgar Allan Poe
In these rapid, restless shadows, Once I walked at eventide,
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 17: “How They Came to Bunbury”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the animals see a sign for Bunbury and decide to go there. They meet a town full of bread-product people. After Toto eats a raisin bun citizen, they are evicted from the town.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Fox and the Horse
by Grimm Brothers
With the help of a fox an old horse attempts to get back into his master's good graces.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Inscription for an Antique Pitcher
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem describing the story of a wine pitcher as used in ancient days