Moby Dick
Chapter 95: The Cassock
by Herman Melville
Ishmael describes various other parts of the whale.
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Stories from Around the World
“Why the Sea Is Salt”
by Traditional
How a magical quern ended up at the bottom of the sea, grinding out salt.
The Invisible Man
Chapter 26
by H.G. Wells
The body of Mr. Wicksteed is found. The Invisible Man is suspected. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 11: “Tommy Grows Too Careless”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Tommy was older now and loved to have Spot, the dog, chase him. When Spot almost catches him, Tommy runs home. Spot discovers Tommy’s home and Tommy is worried.
Beyond the City
Chapter XVII: “In Port at Last”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mrs. Westmacott recounts the story to the Doctor and the Admiral after giving the Admiral his pension papers back. She spent the money that she was going to give to her brother on the Admiral’s papers. Her brother returned to her and was the one who struck her on the head. Harold is able to clear his name, the Admiral does not have to return to sea or move from his villa, both couples get married, and all live a full and happy life.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Chapter 4: “The Vegetable Kingdom”
by L. Frank Baum
The friends discover the little people are actually vegetables that grow from plants. They have to be replanted every five years.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Seventeenth Night: The Circus Comes to Town”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
In this story the circus comes to town and the three children enjoy the spectacle.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 7: “Tommy Chases Mr. Woodchuck”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Tommy Fox plays a cat-and-mouse game with Mr. Woodchuck and Mr. Woodchuck escapes down a hole.
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“Nature’s Violet Children”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about violets who were picked from their home in the forest and brought to little girl’s house. With the help of sunlight and a caged canary, the violets thought positively and blossomed.
Beowulf
Chapter 18
by Francis Barton Gummere
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 25: Death is Freedom
by William Wells Brown
Clotel escapes from the slave prison.
Winesburg, Ohio
Godliness, a Tale in Four Parts: Part 4, Terror, concerning David Hardy
by Sherwood Anderson
David, now fifteen, is once again frightened by his grandfather's strange behavior.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 2: “Johnnie Green Goes Hunting”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Tommy sees Old Mother Grouse and tries to eat her but she flies away just in time. He hears Johnny Green and runs home.
Canoemates: A Story of the Florida Reef and Everglades
Chapter V: “The Great Florida Reef”
by Kirk Munroe
The author describes the canoe. Sumner and his companion, Worth, attempt to catch fish.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 8: Cahoots
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
A man visiting an old Virginia grave-yard sees two monuments side by side. One monument is inscribed with the name Robert Vaughan Fairfax and 1864, and the other simply said "Cahoots" and nothing more. The man then goes to a nearby post-office to ask the man in charge about the two monuments.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
CHAPTER XLIII. SHOT OUT OF A VOLCANO AT LAST!
by Jules Verne
The Woman in White
EPOCH TWO: “The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe, Part X”
by Wilkie Collins
Marian begins to feel the effects of her late night outing. Her journal entry becomes scattered and incomprehensible.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 12: A Solemn Vow and Promise
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne and Diane Berry become fast friends. Marilla is impressed by Anne's generosity.
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“The Raindrops”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about raindrops who fall from the sky and form pools of water that get bigger and flow into the oceans. There, they help form a rainbow showing that even the smallest of things can help to make something beautiful.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 44: “A Postscript by Clarence”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee is stabbed and Clarence falls sick. Merlin casts a spell on the Yankee and is electrocutred. Clarence and the boy hide the Yankee’s body and agree to write more in the manuscript.
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“Glories”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about noticing the beauty around you. Laura and baby Donald never noticed the beautiful glories growing in their backyard until Laura heard them speak to her. She and Donald played with them all afternoon. Laura learned the lesson well.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter III: "Chitta’s Revenge"
by Kirk Munroe
Chitta enacts his revenge against the tribe, causing problems for the Indians and the Frenchmen alike.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 6: Treatment of Slaves on Lloyd's Plantation
by Frederick Douglass
More about life on Lloyd's Plantation.
The Time Machine
Chapter 9
by H.G. Wells
The Time Traveller awakens to find himself surrounded.
Great Expectations
Chapter 53
by Charles Dickens
Pip encounters an old nemesis at the marsh. Herbert arrives just in time.