Curiouser Cryptograms

Work out puzzles and read at the same time in this second volume of Curious Cryptograms.
This puzzle book of 300 cryptograms, once solved, holds eight stories, all intriguing and rare. The complexity of the cryptograms is determined by the word choice and the sentence structure of each story, as well as by the length of the puzzle. Be prepared for the unexpected. The stories were selected from books published between 1883-1921. As you solve the puzzles, the stories are revealed, but don't let that stop you from working in whatever order you like. Solving these cryptograms is an entertaining means to an entertaining end.
Two hints are provided for each cryptogram.
'Curiouser and curiouser!' cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English)... -Lewis Carroll