The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 16
by Edith Wharton
Archer visits May in Florida, but finds his mind wondering as he talks with her.
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Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 22: “Crossing the Line”
by Lewis Carroll
Arthur and Lady Muriel prepare for Captain Lindon’s arrival.
The Woman in White
EPOCH THREE: “The Story Continued by Walter Hartright, Part VI”
by Wilkie Collins
Walter prepares himself for a meeting with the Count.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 31: “Marco”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee convinces the mob not to kill the men. They meet Marco. They run into a group of children who have strung up someone in imitating the adults. The Yankee invites the blacksmith to dinner.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 6
by Mary Shelley
Victor recovers after reading the concerned letter from Elizabeth and introduces Henry to his professors. However, even the sight of chemical equipment makes Victor uneasy. He awaits his father’s letter to facilitate his return to Geneva.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 56: Andrea Cavalcanti
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Major Cavalcanti is introduced to his lost son, Andrea Cavalcanti, with the help of the Count of Monte Cristo.
Up from Slavery
Chapter 7: Early Days at Tuskegee
by Booker T. Washington
The author is asked to start a new school in Tuskegee. As Booker prepares to procure a building for the new school, he observes the conditions and behaviors of the people of Tuskegee, always remaining hopeful.
Main Street
Chapter 35
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol continues to silently endure life in Gopher Prairie. Vida excitedly welcomes Raymond Wutherspoon back home from war. The townspeople's quickly increasing wealth prompts the arrival of Mr. Blausser, a businessman deadset on improving and expanding Gopher Prairie. Carol is finally prepared to leave Gopher Prairie.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
Rene Descartes
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of Rene Descartes.
The Professor
Chapter 21
by Charlotte Brontë
Two letters arrive. William tries to work out a plan for employment.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 54: Sunday After the Battle
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Rawdon has a request for Pitt. Macmurdo attempts to calm Rawdon.
Beyond the City
Chapter XIII: “In Strange Waters”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Admiral sets out to go back to sea and instead sees a moneylenders advertisement. He decides to borrow the money to pay the enormous debt and ends up in the shabby office of two scam artists. They try to make a deal and the Admiral refuses with the advice of Charles. Charles resolves to take him to Mrs. Westmacott’s lawyer.
Jane Eyre
Chapter I
by Charlotte Brontë
The novel opens on a dreary November afternoon at Gateshead, the home of the wealthy Reed family. A young girl named Jane Eyre sits in the drawing room reading Bewick’s History of British Birds. Jane’s aunt, Mrs. Reed, has forbidden her niece to play with her cousins Eliza, Georgiana, and the bullying John. John chides Jane for being a lowly orphan who is only permitted to live with the Reeds because of his mother’s charity. John then hurls a book at the young girl, pushing her to the end of her patience. Jane finally erupts, and the two cousins fight. Mrs. Reed holds Jane responsible for the scuffle and sends her to the “red-room”—the frightening chamber in which her Uncle Reed died—as punishment.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 4: “Sir Dinadan the Humorist”
by Mark Twain
Sir Dinidan is the first to awaken after Merlin’s tale and plays a joke to waken everyone. Sir Kay tells of how he captured the Yankee and they discuss how to kill him with his magic clothes. Merlin suggests that they strip him and throw him in the dungeon.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 86: The Trial
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Monsieur de Morcerf is on trial.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 15
by Emily Brontë
When Nelly delivers the letter to Catherine, she is too ill to even hold it. Heathcliff comes out of hiding in the Grange and speaks to Catherine about their love. When Edgar comes home, he finds them together.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 38: The Bend in the Road
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne makes declines an education opportunity in order to save Green Gables. Gilbert and Anne finally become friends.
The Tragedy of MacBeth
Act 1, Scene 3
by William Shakespeare
Macbeth is confronted by the three witches who tell him of his future. Macbeth and Banquo receive news from Ross.
Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 19: Amy's Will
by Louisa May Alcott
Amy's interaction with Esther leads her to write her will.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXIX
by Jane Austen
An exchange of letters that do not bode well for many.
The Little Lame Prince
Chapter 5
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
Prince Dolor finds that the magical traveling cloak can fly and can grant his wishes. He receives a pair of golden spectacles to see things he’d never seen before.
Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida
"Two Letters and a Journey"
by Kirk Munroe
The Elmers send Mark away to his uncle’s house to recover. They send Ruth along to keep him company on his journey and to visit with her friend Edna May. Mark plans to travel to New York with Captain Bill in the Wildfire.
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Chapter 6: "The First Hebrew Algebra"
by Mary Everest Boole
A brief history of Hebrew algebra.
Dracula
Chapter 5
by Bram Stoker
Mina, Jonathan’s girlfriend, writes letters back and forth to her friend Lucy about the young men in her life, Dr. Jack Seward and Quincey Morris. Arthur Holmwood introduced Lucy to Quincey Morris.
Moby Dick
Chapter 68: The Blanket
by Herman Melville
Ishmael describes the whale's skin and blubber as he expresses an admiration for the animal's natural construction.