The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 6: “Pearl”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hester’s one consolation is her daughter, Pearl, who is described in great detail in this chapter.
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Vanity Fair
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Dobbin makes a purchase for Amelia.
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The year ends and Muriel and the narrator mourn the death of Arthur.
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Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 15: Knitting
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Chapter 11
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The narrator and the panicked Curate continue observe the Martians.
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by Wilkie Collins
Mrs. Clements describes Anne's childhood and the scandal that surrounded her mother and Sir Percival.
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Chapter XLIX: “A Frolic of the Carnival”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The sculptor tries to follow the figures wearing black masks.
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“Chapter 5”
by Oscar Wilde
Sibyl and her family discuss her engagement.
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Chapter 36: How to Live Well on Nothing a Year
by William Makepeace Thackeray
A brief essay by the author is presented to the reader. Rawdon and Rebecca continue to live on chance. An earlier incident involving Rawdon is revisited.
David Copperfield
Chapter 1: I Am Born
by Charles Dickens
The narrator describes the circumstances of his birth.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 14: The Honest Tradesman
by Charles Dickens
Cruncher follows a funeral procession for Roger Cly. Cruncher is followed by his son when he revisits the grave later that night.
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Part 2, Chapter 17
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After a discussion with Priscilla, Nancy fears she is cause of Godfrey's disappointment.
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Mr. Douglass recounts the many incidents that occurred after his return from Great Britain.
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Chapter 2
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Magua agrees to lead Alice, Cora, and Major Heyward to Fort William Henry by means of a secret path. The group encounters an interesting stranger along the way.
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Chapter 2
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Now at his home, the narrator talks with a soldier about the current state of affairs.
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News of the Martian defeat spreads throughout the land.
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by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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by James Baldwin
Gunther outwits Brunhild.
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