Agnes Grey
Chapter VI: The Parsonage Again
by Anne Brontë
Agnes Grey spends time with her family, but finally determines to seek employment and try her hand at becoming a governess once more.
Agnes Grey spends time with her family, but finally determines to seek employment and try her hand at becoming a governess once more.
Bruno and the narrator discuss the fairy king’s dinner party.
The girls decide to experiment with laziness.
Pip prepares to leave for London feeling guilty about his behavior.
Jehosophat disobeys Mother by sloshing through muddy water when she told him not to. He is overcome with guilt and eventually apologizes to her for disobeying her orders.
The narrator travels to New York City and describes ragtime music.
Quasimodo's passion for the bells greatly decreases following his punishment at the pillories. When his enthusiasm finally returns it is only for a brief period.
An old man saves his money and does not know what to do with it. He buys a beautiful bracelet and gives it to a princess who sends him an extravagant gift that he then immediately sends to a prince. There is a constant exchange of gifts between the three until the old man is transformed into a man of great wealth and the prince and princess find each other.
This poem describes the artistic town of Nuremburg through the eyes of merchants and laborers
Sylvia and Bruno, along with their dad who was made king of elfland, eat the local fruit.
Hump continues to create a measure of comfort for himself and Maud.
With their father away at war, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy make plans for Christmas. A letter from their father arrives.
The author conveys his thoughts on the overuse of technical language in the discussion and explanation of the natural sciences.
Phileas' heroic profession is quickly backed by both Sir Francis and Passepartout. As the Parsee guide divulges greater details about the condemned woman's life, Phileas becomes more determined to rescue Aouda. Passepartout devises an intricate plan to save Aouda.
A simple boy is driven into the world by his mother’s treatment of him. He meets with an ogre, who treats him well and assists him. The ogre allows him to visit his family, but his ignorance leads him into trouble twice. The third visit brings more wisdom, and the rewards that come with his new knowledge.
Miriam confronts Donatello.
How fortune can affect the outcome of affairs and the importance of free-will.
Sandy continues her story.
Du Bois discusses the religious growth of the black man.
The Count asks Jonathan about the shipping business in England and insists that Jonathan stays with him for a month. The two send letters to England regarding the business. Jonathan writes Mina in a secret code. Jonathan explores the forbidden parts of the castle and is horrified by what he discovers. He wonders if he has gone mad.
The preface to the book.
"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Extract from an Oration, at Rochester, July 5, 1852.
Doctor Parcival tells George of his past in Dayton, Ohio and shares the secret of human life.
Mr. Icky, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a short story describing a strange conversation between Mr. Icky, an older man dressed in a costume, and a young boy named Peter.