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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Chapter 30

by Mark Twain

Huck seeks help in order to protect the Widow Douglas. Tom and Becky are discovered missing.

Jim tells his mother about the pirate’s plan to take Billy’s sea chest and they leave town to get help, to no avail. They unlock Billy’s chest and discover gold. They take the gold and something wrapped in an oil cloth and run when they hear someone coming.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Part 1, Chapter 19: Vanikoro

by Jules Verne

As the Nautilus continues its travels into more populated areas, the underwater destruction continues to increase. The ship arrives at the island Vanikoro, where Aronnax and Captain Nemo discuss the the tale of La Pérouse's shipwreck.

The King of the Golden River

Part 1

by John Ruskin

A folk tale about three brothers. The two elder brothers are terrible to the younger and to the people of the town. The younger brother is good-natured and invites a strange man into the house one evening. The other two show him no hospitality and lose everything because of their bad temperaments.

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Chapter 16: Too-Too, The Listener

by Hugh Lofting

Once again set sail on their journey home, the doctor and the animals take a look around the pirate ship. Another castaway is found.

The Story of Siegfried

Adventure 3: “The Curse of Gold”

by James Baldwin

Regin tells his story, and Siegfried agrees to go with him to get the treasure.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Part 6, Chapter 6: The Last Cabinet Meeting

by Hugh Lofting

Polynesia works tirelessly to secure a period of rest for the doctor, asking her friends for assistance in the process.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

Chapter 19

by Edgar Allan Poe

The chief and the ship's captain engage in trade. The Jane Guy plans its departure from the island.

The Emerald City of Oz

Chapter 27: “How the Fierce Warriors Invaded Oz”

by L. Frank Baum

At midnight, the Nome King gathered his army and his allies together and prepared for the battle. Along the way, a good deal of dust appears in the tunnel causing them to become very thirsty.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Chapter 8

by Mark Twain

Tom plays hooky from school feeling bad about his lunch with Becky. Tom runs into his friend Joe Harper.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 14: The Two Prisoners

by Alexandre Dumas, pére

Dantes is visited by the inspector in his dungeon cell.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

“Chapter 8”

by Mark Twain

Huck hears of his own murder from a passing ferry boat. Huck finds Jim on Jackson Island.

The Journey to the Center of the Earth

Chapter XV. SNÆFELL AT LAST

by Jules Verne

Beowulf

Chapter 22

by Francis Barton Gummere

The Crimson Fairy Book

“The Treasure Seeker”

by Andrew Lang

A down-on-his-luck man seeks a long-lost treasure and finds wealth and happiness.

Florida: Essays and Poems

St. Augustine

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Author describes the scenery in St. Augustine, Florida.

Gulliver's Travels

Part Three: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan: Chapter 2

by Jonathan Swift

The humours and dispositions of the Laputians described. An account of their learning. Of the king and his court. The author’s reception there. The inhabitants subject to fear and disquietudes. An account of the women.

Just So Stories

"How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin"

by Rudyard Kipling

Extreme itching wrinkles the rhino’s skin.

The King of the Golden River

Part 2

by John Ruskin

Gluck’s two evil brothers decide to become blacksmiths after the Southwest Wind prevents rain from touching the farmland. Gluck is forced to melt down his gold mug which is the King of the Golden River. He offers Gluck advice on how to turn the river to pure gold with holy water and warns him of the consequences should he add unholy water.

The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat

Chapter 17

by Ross Kay

The boys wait to take the girls home. The girls come back fully recovered and tease the boys with the fact they caused the accident. Fred’s grandfather warns him that he needs to watch out for girls that are tombys because they cause trouble, however they planned to take the girls with them anyway.

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Rumpelstiltskin

by Grimm Brothers

A miller's lie forces his daughter to make a deal with an evil dwarf in order to avoid execution.

The Crimson Fairy Book

“The Story of the Seven Simons”

by Andrew Lang

A king searches for a bride as handsome and clever as himself. There was one Princess Helena, however it would take ten years to find her and by that time she would be old and unbeautiful. The king meets seven Simons, all masters of their respective trades, and all are useful to him in his quest. They retrieve the princess and the king marries her.