The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Chapter 14”
by Mark Twain
Huck and Jim look through the items from the wrecked steamboat. Huck tells Jim the story of King Solomon.
Huck and Jim look through the items from the wrecked steamboat. Huck tells Jim the story of King Solomon.
Bad news from the bank affects leaves a void in the Cuthbert house. Marilla tells Anne about her relationship with Mr. Blythe.
Sumner struggles to save himself. Rust reveals the circumstances of his stranding and broken arm.
The party makes it to the coast, where they meet a mail-carrier.
Luke's trial commences and Doctor Dolittle is called as a witness for the defense.
The duke and the dauphin inquire about Jim. Huck and Jim get to the a performance by the duke and the dauphin.
The author discusses anarchy and a battle between the shapes.
The crew removes the oil from the whales head. Tashtego is nearly lost at sea.
Sumner manages to catch up to the other canoe, but finds himself and Ko-wik-a too far out to sea.
Noah and Fagin tell Sikes the details of Nancy's meeting with Rose and Brownlow.
Silver tries to persuade another sailor named Tom to join him and his mutiny. Tom denies and Silver kills him. Jim is frightened and runs deeper into the island.
Upon returning from their exploration, the boys discover the canoes missing. Sumner decides to shoot a racoon.
The boys find themselves in danger, but narrowly escape. However, the source of their concern is not far away when they finally find land once again.
In Marseilles, France the Pharon sailing ship docks, while a crowd of people watch. Dantes, meets with Monsieur Morrel, the ship's owner and discusses with him the sullen mood of the sailors.
Jim tries to paddle back to the Hispaniola in order to take it over. When he sees that his small boat has been destroyed, Jim realizes that he cannot escape.
The Elmers talk to a superstitious captain. He talks about the death of a captain.
The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. The first one, issued September 22, 1862, declared the freedom of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America that did not return to Union control by January 1, 1863. The second order, issued January 1, 1863, named ten specific states where it would apply. Lincoln issued the Executive Order by his authority as "Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy" under Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution.
Doctor Dolittle receives word about the disappearance of Golden Arrow's son, Long Arrow.
Captain Larsen's frustration is taken out on Mugridge, who is greatly injured in the process.
"The essential element of Algebra:—the habitual registration of the exact limits of one’s knowledge, the incessant calling into consciousness of the fact of one’s own ignorance, is the element which Boole’s would-be interpreters have left out of his method..."
The author describes the pursuit of the mythical Fountain of Youth.
A Japanese warrior defends the Dragon King by killing his enemy, the monster centipede. In gratitude the Dragon King gives the warrior several presents, including a bag of rice that never runs out, and he comes to be known as My Lord Bag of Rice.
Huck and Jim steal the robber's boat, but send a ferryman to rescue them from the wreckage. Huck feels he has done a good deed.
Newland and his mother tell the van der Luydens about the Countess' recent treatment. The van der Luydens extend an invitation to the Countess.
A message to the readers about the history of the story.