By | GEORGE MACDONALD | The Princess and the Goblin | Chapter V | The Princess Lets Well Alone | When she woke the next morning, the first thing she heard was the rain still falling. Indeed, this day was so like the last that it would have been difficult…
By | GEORGE MACDONALD | The Princess and the Goblin | Chapter IV | What The Nurse Though of It | ‘Why, where can you have been, princess?’ asked the nurse, taking her in her arms. ‘It’s very unkind of you to hide away so long. I began to be…
By | GEORGE MACDONALD | The Princess and the Goblin | Chapter III | The Princess and—We Shall See Who | When she came to the top, she found herself in a little square place, with three doors, two opposite each other, and one opposite the top of the stair….
By | GEORGE MACDONALD | The Princess and the Goblin | Chapter II | Why The Princess Loses Herself | I have said the Princess Irene was about eight years old when my story begins. And this is how it begins. One very wet day, when the mountain was covered…
By | GEORGE MACDONALD | The Princess and the Goblin | Chapter I | Why The Princess Has A Story About Her | There was once a little princess whose father was king over a great country full of mountains and valleys. His palace was built upon one of the…
By | LEWIS CARROLL | Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland | Chapter XII | Alice’s Evidence | “Here!” cried Alice, quite forgetting in the flurry of the moment how large she had grown in the last few minutes, and she jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the…
By | LEWIS CARROLL | Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland | Chapter XI | Who Stole the Tarts | The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne when they arrived, with a great crowd assembled about them—all sorts of little birds and beasts, as well as the whole…
By | LEWIS CARROLL | Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland | Chapter X | The Lobster Quadrille | The Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and drew the back of one flapper across his eyes. He looked at Alice, and tried to speak, but for a minute or two sobs choked his voice….
By | LEWIS CARROLL | Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland | Chapter IX | The Mock Turtles Story | “You can’t think how glad I am to see you again, you dear old thing!” said the Duchess, as she tucked her arm affectionately into Alice’s, and they walked off together. Alice…
By | LEWIS CARROLL | Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland | Chapter VIII | The Queen’s Croquet Grounds | A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red. Alice thought this a…