The Mystery of Cloomber
Chapter XIII: “In Which I See that Which Has Been Seen by Few”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Esther confesses that she’s still worried about their friends Gabriel and Mordaunt. The General comes clean.
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Gulliver's Travels
Part Two: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 8
by Jonathan Swift
The king and queen make a progress to the frontiers. The author attends them. The manner in which he leaves the country very particularly related. He returns to England.
In the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 16
by W.H.G. Kingston
The men return from their journey. There is a fire. The fate of Oceola is revealed.
The Little Lame Prince
Chapter 4
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
Dolor would hide the traveling cloak in the cupboard. His godmother introduces herself as Stuff and Nonsense. She showed the young prince the mysteries of the cloak—which he didn’t understand at all.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
The monkey and the crab were playing along the river. The monkey finds a persimmon seed and the crab a rice dumpling; the monkey convinces the crab to exchange the items. The crab grows a tree from the seed, and asks the monkey to help him pick the fruit. The monkey is greedy, and eats all the fruit and then throws hard seeds at the crab, killing him. The crab’s son plans revenge on the monkey, eventually killing him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 14”
by Oscar Wilde
Dorian wakes from peaceful sleep and is confronted by what actions to take after last night’s events. He contacts Alan Campbell to help him conceal what has happened.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XXVI: “Zenobia and Coverdale”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Zenobia breaks down and asks Coverdale to relay a message to Hollingsworth before disappearing into the woods.
Peter Pan
Chapter 14: The Pirate Ship
by J.M. Barrie
Back on the Jolly Roger a despondent Captain Hook prepares the plank as he laments the absence of Peter Pan. A familiar sound evokes great fear in the captain.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 1”
by Oscar Wilde
The novel opens with Basil and Lord Henry discussing a painting, as well as the subject of the painting, and theories of art. Basil wants to keep things secret from Lord Henry, but finds that he is unable to do so.
The Professor
Chapter 23
by Charlotte Brontë
William decides to reveal his feelings to Frances.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"Goliath of Gath. 1 Samuel, Chap. xvii"
by Phillis Wheatley
YE martial pow'rs, and all ye tuneful nine,
The Castle of Otranto
Chapter IV
by Horace Walpole
Frederic explains to Hippolita that he is destined by Heaven to do her harm. When she explains that she understands, it grieves him.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 49: Haidee
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo visits Haidee in his home and tells her that she is free from being his slave now that they are in Paris.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“The Colony of Cats”
by Andrew Lang
The colony of cats take in an abused daughter, Lizina, and give her the fair treatment she deserves.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 21: “A Bashful Brother”
by L. Frank Baum
When Betsy and her friends reach the Metal Forest, they discover Queen Ann and her officers capturing Ruggedo. Upon learning about the shift in power, they free the former King and allow him to fill his pockets with gems and leave. Shaggy Man is reunited with his brother, the Ugly One (who wears a mask to hide his ugliness).
The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 34
by Edith Wharton
After the passage of many years Newland, now widowed, travels to Paris with his son. Newland declines an invitation from his son.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Balloon-Hoax
by Edgar Allan Poe
A newspaper article describing an amazing journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXVI: “The Pedigree of Monte Beni”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Kenyon discovers many peculiarities and occurances regarding the family history of the Counts of Monte Beni.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 4: “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes is faced with the Boscombe Valley Tragedy, in which a man is murdered and is son is accused of the crime.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Act 1, Scene 2
by William Shakespeare
Caesar receives a warning. Cassius and Brutus discuss Caesar. Cassius devises a plan to sway Brutus.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter X: "Mutiny at Fort Caroline"
by Kirk Munroe
This chapter focuses on the events at Fort Caroline. The men are getting sicker, there is a mistaken “attack” on an Indian camp, and the soldiers mutiny.
Presidential Addresses and Messages
Annual Message to Congress, November 22, 1797
by John Adams
John Adams' first Annual Address to Congress (now known as the State of the Union Address).
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
Excerpt from Frederick Douglass' Speech to the People of Rochester, New York on the Hypocrisy of Slavery, July 4, 1852
by Frederick Douglass
Excerpt from Frederick Douglass' speech outlining the hypocritical nature of slavery in the United States of America.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter V: "The Escape of Has-se and Rene"
by Kirk Munroe
Rene decides to make the journey with his friend. He is concerned about whether he can escape the fort undetected.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 16: A Learned Italian
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Dantes begins his friendship with the mad abbe.
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