Вот начало возможного решения:
public static List<String> linesFromTo(int from, int to, String fileName)
throws FileNotFoundException, IllegalArgumentException {
return linesFromTo(from, to, fileName, "UTF-8");
}
public static List<String> linesFromTo(int from, int to, String fileName, String charsetName)
throws FileNotFoundException, IllegalArgumentException {
if(from > to) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'from' > 'to'");
}
if(from < 1 || to < 1) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'from' or 'to' is negative");
}
List<String> lines = new ArrayList<String>();
Scanner scan = new Scanner(new File(fileName), charsetName);
int lineNumber = 0;
while(scan.hasNextLine() && lineNumber < to) {
lineNumber++;
String line = scan.nextLine();
if(lineNumber < from) continue;
lines.add(line);
}
if(lineNumber != to) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(fileName+" does not have "+to+" lines");
}
return lines;
}