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My Bondage and My Freedom

Chapter 24: Twenty One Months in Great Britain

by Frederick Douglass

With his newfound liberty in jeopardy, Mr. Douglass departs for Great Britain.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Book Eleventh, Chapter 4

by Victor Hugo

After a period of years, the skeleton of Esmerald, buried in the common vault of Montfaucon, is found embraced by a disfigured skeleton.

The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists

Chapter III: "Headed South"

by Captain Quincy Allen

Jerry and Frank manage their rescue. The professor and his brother are thankful. They discuss their respective trips. The boys prepare for tomorrow’s departure.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

Chapter 20

by Edgar Allan Poe

With the departure of the Jane Guy at hand, the natives let their true intentions be known.

Up from Slavery

Chapter 4: Helping Others

by Booker T. Washington

The author's experiences at school and back at home give him an even greater appreciation of the value of kindness, as well as the importance of education as a means of achieving equality.

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics

Gaspard Monge

by W.W. Rouse Ball

A biography of Gaspard Monge.

The Emerald City of Oz

Chapter 3: “How Ozma Granted Dorothy’s Request”

by L. Frank Baum

The author describes the land of Oz to us including the Ozites, the Hammer-Heads, Fighting Trees, and the Kalidahs. Dorothy asks Ozma if Aunt Em and Uncle Henry could live in the Emerald City. She says yes, but to surprise the old couple, for they might be skeptical.

Logic: Deductive and Inductive

“Chapter 8”

by Carveth Read, M.A.

Gulliver's Travels

Part Four: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 5

by Jonathan Swift

The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England. The causes of war among the princes of Europe. The author begins to explain the English constitution.

David Copperfield

Chapter 32: The Beginning of a Long Journey

by Charles Dickens

Mr. Peggotty, determined to find Little Em'ly, asks David for his assistance. Miss Mowcher tells David about her unintentional part in the Peggotty family debacle. Mr. Peggotty and David visit Mrs. Steerforth.

David Copperfield

Chapter 5: I Am Sent Away

by Charles Dickens

David is sent to Salem House by Mr. Mudstone.

Moby Dick

Chapter 83: Jonah Historically Regarded

by Herman Melville

Sag Harbor gives his opinion of the tale of Jonah.

The Souls of Black Folk

Chapter 8: Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece

by W. E. B. Du Bois

Du Bois remarks on the cotton-mills in the South.

Up from Slavery

Chapter 8: Teaching School in a Stable and a Hen House

by Booker T. Washington

The Tuskegee School opens despite a number of setbacks. Booker turns to the community for contributions.

The Souls of Black Folk

Chapter 6: Of the Training of Black Men

by W. E. B. Du Bois

Du Bois discusses the various education systems in place for the black men.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 10: The King's Closet at the Tuileries

by Alexandre Dumas, pére

Villefort visits King Louis XVIII to inform him of a conspiracy.

Presidential Addresses and Messages

Second Inaugural Address, Washington D.C., March 4, 1805

by Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson's second inaugural address, presented in Washington, D.C. in March of 1805.

Physics

Book 1

by Aristotle

The author poses some questions about principles of motion.

Gulliver's Travels

Part Two: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 4

by Jonathan Swift

The country described. A proposal for correcting modern maps. The king’s palace; and some account of the metropolis. The author’s way of travelling. The chief temple described.

The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter 18

by Stephen Crane

Henry and Wilson hear another is planning another charge. Henry's regiment has been chose for an offensive charge. Henry and Wilson inform the lieutenant of the offensive. The soldiers await the order for the charge anxiously.

The Crimson Fairy Book

“How the Wicked Tanuki Was Punished”

by Andrew Lang

A crafty tanuki betrays his wife in order to get food and his son vows to avenge his mother. The little tanuki is able to outsmart his father and accomplish his personal goal.

Black Beauty

Part 4, Chapter 46: Jakes and the Lady

by Anna Sewell

Having been sold once again, Black Beauty meets his new master, but finds his time there short lived.

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.

A Victorious Union

Chapter IX: “The Departure of the Tallahatchie”

by Oliver Optic

Christy and his men contain the drunken sailors and take charge of the ship.

Gulliver's Travels

Part One: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 3

by Jonathan Swift

The author diverts the emperor, and his nobility of both sexes, in a very uncommon manner. The diversions of the court of Lilliput described. The author has his liberty granted him upon certain conditions.