Mary decided to explore the mansion. She comes upon several portraits of a woman that looks just like her. She continues to hear a distant crying. When she tries to find the voice, Mrs. Medlock ushers her back to her room.
Amy's difficulties at school lead Ms. March to take action.
Shaggy and the others decide to attack. Shaggy, Files, and Ozga are instantly captured. Polychrome tries to wake up the sleeping Quox. Ann and her officers find a passage out of the pit. Shaggy Man is transformed into a dove and Ozga is transformed into a fiddle.
Mrs. Jennings returns, with news of Willoughby’s fiancée and his coming marriage.
Eugenie and her friend Louise escape from Paris.
Tom inadvertently infest the Phelps' house with rats. Tom writes an anonymous letter warning the Phelps of a plot to steal Jim.
The journey from understanding arithmetic and the laws of logos to understanding algebra is explained, in a way suitable for children.
Pip returns home after an extended period abroad. Pip pays a visit to the remains of Satis House.
Abu Nowas went to the Sultan telling of his dead wife. The Sultan got him a new wife and a decent dowry, which was spent almost immediately. Abu Nowas is able to trick both the Sultan and the Sultana and gets more money for his cunning.
Hilda wanders into a cathedral and becomes entranced by its magic.
Squinty’s brothers and sisters were glad to see him and he told them of his adventures in getting lost. A boy begs his father to buy Squinty from the farm. The farmer agrees and Squinty is sold to the boy.
Tom and Joe find they are now held in high regard by their peers. Becky, feeling rejected by Tom, attempts to make him jealous.
A story about a group of youths that steal the child of a Bunyip and turn the town into swans.
Oliver finds himself back at Fagin's house, where Nancy prevents Oliver from further punishment.
George's visit with Riesling leaves him feeling depressed and despondent. An attractive widow, Tanis Judique, drops by George's office for some assistance.
How Peter outwits Eisenkopf and finds love.
Four girls are introduced: Grace, Betty, Molly and Amy. Grace is upset over the disappearance of her brother, Will.
Cannetella doesn’t wish to be married, but agrees to do so if her father finds a man to fit her outrageous demands. Her insistence leads her to trouble, when her husband treats her poorly. She manages an escape, but her husband pursues her, using magic to try to capture her once more.
The tale of Louise Bentley, her marriage to John Hardy and the birth of her only child.
A little Mouse wakened a sleeping Lion. Just as the Lion was about to eat the Mouse the Mouse cried out that he should be spared. Someday he might be able to do a good turn for the Lion. The Lion let the Mouse go. Much later, when the Lion was trapped the mouse gnawed the ropes holding him.
"I ‘ve journeyed ‘roun’ consid’able, a–seein’ men an’ things,"
Miriam goes to Hilda and speaks of her own guilty feelings.
An evil queen is jealous of her stepdaughter's beauty.
A man's sense of adventure helps a girl in need.
The preface to the novel.