Just So Stories
"How the Whale Got His Throat"
by Rudyard Kipling
A whale eats a crafty man, who finds a way to escape and dam up the whale’s throat.
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Flatland
Part 1, Section 10: Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition
by Edwin A. Abbott
The author discusses anarchy and a battle between the shapes.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter XIV: "A Night of Terror"
by Kirk Munroe
The weather changes Ribault’s plans. Menendez takes advantage of a land route. Rene saves others, but isn't safe himself.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Story of Prince Yamato Take
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A story of how Prince Take got his name and many of his daring deeds.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 11: “The Man in the Moon”
by Lewis Carroll
Main Herr talks to Sylvie and Bruno
Dracula
Chapter 10
by Bram Stoker
Lucy is drained of blood. Arthur and Dr. Seward give Lucy a blood transfusion. Prof. Van Helsing puts garlic flowers in Lucy’s room. Dr. Seward and Prof. Van Helsing keep watch.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 6: Oliver, Being Goaded by the Taunts of Noah, Rouses into Action, and Rather Astonishes Him.
by Charles Dickens
A sudden epidemic provides Oliver with the opportunity to advance. Confronted by taunts from Noah, Oliver's rage gets the best of him.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter XVII: "Death of Has-se (The Sunbeam)"
by Kirk Munroe
Has-se is killed, but not before asking Rene to take his place in the tribe. Chitta appears again.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 18: “A Clever Conquest”
by L. Frank Baum
After successfully waking Quox, Polychrome and Quox decide to attack. Quox is instantly captured. However, upon seeing the dragon’s ribboned locket, Ruggedo’s magical powers vanish. Quox opens the locket and eggs appear and frighten Ruggedo—chasing him away from his kingdom.
At the Dry Tortugas During the War
“At the Dry Tortugas During the War, Part 4”
by Emily Holder
The following is an account written by Emily Holder describing her memories of Fort Jefferson. They tell the poignant and often fascinating story of the hardships, isolation and drama of daily life at the Dry Tortugas in the nineteenth century.
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.
Dickens' Christmas Stories
The Chimes, a Goblin Story
by Charles Dickens
This is a greatly abridged children's version of Dickens' 1844 Christmas novella. An old fellow named Trotty thinks the church bells are talking to him when they chime each quarter hour. When he visits the church to see why they are saying things to him he has a dream in which the bells really do speak to him, and the dream changes Trotty’s life.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 7: A Knock at the Door
by Charles Dickens
Darnay is re-arrested, having been accused by Defarge, Madame Defarge, and an unknown third party.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 20: “How Dorothy Lunched with a King”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy meets the King of Bunnybury and has lunch with him. He cries and complains about how unhappy he is being king. Dorothy says she’ll talk to Glinda and help him find a replacement.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 8: “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A woman comes to Sherlock Holmes begging for his help to solve the mystery of her sister’s death. Quite a sum of money is offered for their dowries and her sister consequently died before her wedding day. Now the woman is afraid that she will meet the same fate.
The Four Million
"Memoirs of a Yellow Dog" The Four Million
by O. Henry
A dog despises the masters coddling treatment.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Glass Axe
by Andrew Lang
How a Prince overcomes a curse and is able to live happily with his bride.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 24: “Curly and the Afraid Girl”
by Howard R. Garis
Curley and Flop split ways to see who will find an adventure first. Curly comes upon a mouse girl named Edna who was afraid of the water and seeing an alligator. Just when she feels safe and comfortable, Curly spies a gator approaching their boat. He tells her to put on a blindfold so she won’t see the gator.
Moby Dick
Chapter 101: The Decanter
by Herman Melville
Ishmael tells the significance of Samuel Enderby.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XL
by Jane Austen
Mrs. Jennings at first thinks that Elinor and the Colonel were discussing an attachment between them, but soon is able to catch on that they were discussing Edward and his need for a position.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter IX: "A Trap Avoided and Friends Discovered"
by Kirk Munroe
Has-se deals quickly with the venom of the moccasin. They boys learn that their friends are near, but they must first escape their enemies.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 37”
by Mark Twain
Aunt Sally becomes suspicious after a number of items disappear, only to re-appear later. Huck and Tom bake a "witch pie" for Jim.
The Red Badge of Courage
Chapter 21
by Stephen Crane
Henry's regiment receives little or no praise for their efforts in repelling the enemy. Henry and Wilson defend the regiment's actions. Henry and Wilson are recognized for their gallantry in the battle.
The Yellow Fairy Book
Alphege, or the Green Monkey
by Traditional
Alphege gains a throne, a queen, and a brother.
A Victorious Union
Chapter XVI: “The Lieutenant’s Daring Exploit”
by Oliver Optic
Each ship attempts their own plan to foil the other. The men behave as gentlemen once the victor is determined.