Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 9: Meg Goes to Vanity Fair
by Louisa May Alcott
Meg's stay with the Moffats introduces her to the life of a young lady.
Meg's stay with the Moffats introduces her to the life of a young lady.
While wandering, Kenyon turns toward the Campagna and, looking for Hilda, spies an artistic treasure.
When Gaudfrey Staunton disappears, Cyril Overton asks Holmes to investigate. Dr. Armstrong is suspected.
Neville confides his past to the Reverend, openly admitting to feelings of "bitter hatred". Neville and the Reverend Crisparkle briefly discuss the situation between Edwin and Rosa.
The community is interrupted during their first evening together by the arrival of Hollingsworth and a mysterious stranger.
The author’s dangerous voyage. He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there. Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives. Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship. The great civilities of the captain. The author arrives at England.
Joseph flees as rumors of defeat spread. Peggy and Amelia care for the wounded. George's time at war ends.
The author describes the aftermath and effects of the vaccine inoculations.
Sherlock Holmes investigates the disappearance of a race horse and the murder of its trainer.
Hindley returns for his father's funeral and brings home his wife, Frances, who both disregard Catherine and Heathcliff, until they disappear one day. Upon their return, Hindley threatens Heathcliff with banishment if he ever speaks to Catherine again.
Mark and Ruth sailed on the Wildfire. The ship catches fire and all must escape on pilot boats. They watch the Wildfire’s destruction. The kids go to New York and see their uncle.
Ethan approaches Mattie after the dance concludes.
The narrator describes the land along the St. Johns River in full detail.
The narrator describes the moonlit nights leading up to March and thereafter.
Coverdale, Hollingsworth, and Foster are forced to take on an unhappy midnight search, with tragic results.
The men commence their underwater hunt.
Monica and Bertha visit their new neighbors, Mrs. Westmacott and her nephew, and determine she is a very unpleasant woman.
Laurence invites the girls to go camping.
Three years later, the country is happy and prosperous. The Yankee plans to overthrow the Catholic Church and start universal suffrage after Arthur dies. The Yankee marries Sandy and they have a daughter who falls ill. They nurse her back to health. The Yankee introduces baseball to Camelot.
A man rents a room, unaware of the identity of the previous tenant.
Amelia's appearance affects George's regiment. Mrs. O'Dowd has plans for Glorvina and Jos.
Dantes is taken to Chateau d'If, despite the promise Villefort made to him.
The narrator’s sister, Esther, is frightened of the General. The narrator decribes his love of the General’s daughter, Gabriel, and the relationship between Esther and Mordaunt, the General’s son.
Jo starts to sell her stories to provide for the family.
A man asks Holmes to investigate the strange behavior of his wife.