Fiction Chapters

Scrooge takes a trip with the "Spirit of Christmas Present" and learns more about the lives of his clerk (Bob Cratchit) and nephew (Fred) than he ever...

The seven dwarfs are probably adult miners who suffer growth problems due to mining work as children.

After Columbus "discovers" some of the Caribbean islands, Spain claims them and the area becomes known as the "Spanish Main."

Andy (E.B.) White studies the animals he uses in the story in great detail; by doing so, he creates a story loved by generations.

As Godfather Drosselmeier tries to help Marie feel better, he begins to tell her the story of Princess Pirlipat.

Scholars think the story of Beowulf takes place near the present-day city of Roskilde, not far from Copenhagen.

Menelaus talks his brother, Agamemnon, into helping him get his wife back. The Greeks set sail with 1,000 ships and believe that they will win the war...

The Greeks build and leave a huge wooden horse outside the gates of Troy as a gift. During the night, Greeks exit the horse and begin to conquer Troy.

Thomas Cromwell, who becomes a key advisor to King Henry VIII, grows-up in Putney, outside London, with a very difficult father.

Commodus suffers assassination, as do the next two Caesars who follow him.

Samuel Clemens, writing as Mark Twain, creates a character called Huckleberry Finn. Huck is based on a real person called Tom Blankenship.

CIA agent, Tony Mendez, creates a plan and leads a rescue mission for six U.S. diplomats in Tehran.