In the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 10
by W.H.G. Kingston
The men are assisted by runaway slaves. They find food, but also discover several dead bodies.
The men are assisted by runaway slaves. They find food, but also discover several dead bodies.
The Tuskegee Institute creates a new program to allow the less privileged to attend. The author's skills as a public speaker put him in a position of high demand.
Pip attempts to follow Ahab as he paces the deck of the ship.
With the Earl and Mr. York away, Lady Anne and Blantyre decide to take a fateful trip on horseback.
Ishmael takes note of Queequeg's customs and behavior.
The sister named Little Two Eyes is put down by her sisters who think she is common. However, she gets magical assistance and has a happy ending.
Ishmael stays the night at the Spouter Inn, where he encounters Queequeg.
Phileas continues to spend time with Aouda as they explore the streets of Hong Kong. Having missed the Carnatic's departure, Phileas is forced to find transport elsewhere. A deal is struck to arrange travel to Shanghai.
Walter finds himself feeling things he never expected to feel. He looks to Marian to discover the cause for Laura's behavior.
Alice and Ruth ponder the identities of the two missing girls. An incident on the ship has the passengers preparing to load the lifeboats.
Grandfather Frog didn’t believe the young animals, so he conducted an experiment and found they were correct. The Smiling Pool was receding.
Mary continues her search for the secret garden, to no avail. Martha tells Mary that her mother is truly enchanted by the stories of the girl from India. While skipping rope down a small pathway, she discovers a hidden door which she unlocks with the key she found earlier. Inside, she finds the secret garden.
(London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
Marianne is desperate to finally be gone from London; but they are to stay until they go to the Palmers’ with Mrs. Jennings, which is part of the way home from London. An inevitable couple is forming.
This chapter, covering the years 1867 to 1878, gives the author's first hand account of his experiences during the Reconstruction period, as well as a critique of the Federal Government's actions following the Civil War.
Henry and Wilson hear another is planning another charge. Henry's regiment has been chose for an offensive charge. Henry and Wilson inform the lieutenant of the offensive. The soldiers await the order for the charge anxiously.
The Curate's behavior, forces the narrator to act. The narrator experiences a close encounter with the Martian visitors.
Having come across a cruel young man mistreating a horse, John ensures that he is taught a proper lesson about kindness towards animals.
Why the kangaroo is very fast on land.
The speaker talks of her homesickness.
Anne is anxious to attend the church picnic.
A visit to the butcher's shop provides Black Beauty with further insight as to the conditions that drivers and horses face in the course of their duties.
The friends find their way to Jinjur with the hope she will direct them to Glenda the Good so that they can be returned to their former selves.
Worth and Quorum seach for the missing Sumner.
Henry returns to his regiment fearing they know he retreated. Henry sees a dying soldier in the distance. The soldier is Jim Conklin.