Little Women
Part 1, Chapter 21: Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace
by Louisa May Alcott
Laurie's prank on Meg angers the girls. Jo talks to Mr. Laurence in order to restore peace.
Laurie's prank on Meg angers the girls. Jo talks to Mr. Laurence in order to restore peace.
Miss Twinkleton pays a visit to London.
The narrator is escorted into a small dark apartment where he is supposed to furnish musical entertainment for a small dinner party. He strikes up a friendly relationship with the host.
Mr. Peggotty and David asks Martha for some assistance in finding Little Em'ly. Miss Betsey's past continues to haunt her.
Mrs. Lincoln's debts force her to part with some of her wardrobe.
With his duties now moved to the Great House Farm, Mr. Douglass experiences another aspect of slave life.
Du Bois tells the story of Alexander Crummell.
The men see evidence of what Lucy has become. They are shocked and agree to take steps to stop the un-dead.
There is news of the Princess’s death.
Pip is taken to Miss Havisham's manor. Pip is affected by Miss Havisham's daughter, Estella.
As a way to pass the time during a raging snowstorm, family members exchange stories by the fireside.
The author tells the story of James Webster Smith.
David arrives at Aunt Betsey's house.
Raskolnikov dreams of his childhood. A chance encounter leaves Raskolnikov feeling out of sorts.
Henry reflects on the events surrounding his enlistment in the army. Tales of imminent battle breeds panic in Henry's mind.
The Preface explains the circumstances that led to the novel being written. The Letters are from Robert Walton to his sister, detailing his travels. In the fourth letter, Walton tells his sister about seeing a strange creature, and then about finding a starved man who he takes aboard and convinces to tell his story.
A story about how Tiidu went from lazy to industrious, earning himself a nice fortune through persistence.
An unnamed narrator tells how a Parisian detective, Auguste Dupin, solves a case of a “purloined letter.” The letter belonged to the Queen, and the man who took it had switched it with a plain letter, and was using the information contained in the stolen letter to blackmail the Queen. The police Prefect wants Dupin to figure out how to catch the man, and Dupin reasons his way through the case, eventually nabbing the thief by using his own technique against him—switching letters back.
The Yankee and the king are taken for madmen and are chased by a mob of angry townspeople. When a nobleman saves them, they believe that they are free. They are taken to the square and, when they cannot provide proof that they are freemen, are sold as slaves.
Miss Pross has one last encounter with Madame Defarge as she and Cruncher prepare to leave the city.
The narrator describes his journey to visit “the Old Sugar Mill”, a collection of ruins north of New Smyrna.
Raskolnikov's health continues to decline, eventually resulting in a period of unconsciousness. Raskolnikov is introduced to Zossimov.
Sally Carrol thinks that she wants a different life than the one she leads in the South, with a man who isn't like the boys she grew up with. Her engagement to Henry and her trip North show her what that different life would be like.
The Time Traveller encounters a group of strange creatures and explores the world of the future.
The girls decide to experiment with laziness.