Moby Dick
Chapter 32: Cetology
by Herman Melville
Ishmael describes the various types of whales.
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The Blithedale Romance
Chapter IV: “The Supper-Table”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The community is interrupted during their first evening together by the arrival of Hollingsworth and a mysterious stranger.
Gulliver's Travels
Part Four: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 11
by Jonathan Swift
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.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 10: Smoothing the Way
by Charles Dickens
Reverend Crisparkle and his mother discuss Neville's behavior the night before. The Reverend encounters Neville and Helena by the river. Reverend Crisparkle is determined to bring a peaceful end to the current feud.
The Pink Fairy Book
The Princess in the Chest
by Andrew Lang
A king is determined to have a child, so his queen sees an old woman who helps her to bear a child through enchantment. There are limitations—the king and queen cannot see their child until she is fourteen. The king decides to break this rule of the contract, and the princess dies. He is then forced to put her body in the church with a sentinel standing guard. However, finding a sentinel starts to become a challenge when those who volunteer disappear. A young smith who wishes to show his bravery is the first to last the night, and his drunken bravery earns him rewards.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 32: In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Joseph flees as rumors of defeat spread. Peggy and Amelia care for the wounded. George's time at war ends.
The Iliad
Book 16: The Sixth Battle, the Acts and Death of Patroclus
by Homer
Patroclus asks a favor of Achilles, who is still absent from the battle. Patroclus is slain, but not before telling Hector of his own dire fate.
The Invisible Man
Chapter 7
by H.G. Wells
The stranger reveils the true nature of his injuries. The situation turns violent. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XXVII: “Midnight”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Coverdale, Hollingsworth, and Foster are forced to take on an unhappy midnight search, with tragic results.
David Copperfield
Chapter 60: Agnes
by Charles Dickens
David divulges his true feelings to Agnes.
The Jungle
Chapter 14
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis and his family continue to witness corruption in their respective jobs. Jurgis decides to drink rather than deal with his problems. Ona's health continues to decline.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 4: “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes is faced with the Boscombe Valley Tragedy, in which a man is murdered and is son is accused of the crime.
Babbitt
Chapter 25
by Sinclair Lewis
George's fantasies continue to negatively affect his home life, as he considers more drastic measures to ease his restless mind.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 61: How a Gardener May Get Rid of the Dormice
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo visits a gardener who works at the telegraph.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 27: “The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee and Arthur decide to wander through the countryside disguised as peasants. The king has a hard time acclimating to being a peasant.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
“Chapter 9: Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative”
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Lanyon’s letter about what he saw before his death. (Longmans, Green and co., 1886)
The Four Million
"The Furnished Room"
by O. Henry
A man rents a room, unaware of the identity of the previous tenant.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 23: “An Outlandish Watch”
by Lewis Carroll
The narrator talks to two fishermen’s wives.
The Woman in White
EPOCH THREE: “The Story Continued by Walter Hartright, Part XI”
by Wilkie Collins
Walter stays for the inquest. He considers what must have happened on that last night of Sir Percival's life. He returns to the inn to find a letter waiting.
Peter Pan
Chapter 15: "Hook or Me This Time"
by J.M. Barrie
Peter Pan quietly boards the Jolly Roger in an attempt to rescue Wendy and the Lost Boys. Peter and Captain Hook face each other one more time.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 5: “A Beggar’s Palace”
by Lewis Carroll
There is talk of ghosts.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 1, Chapter 7: A Whale of Unknown Species
by Jules Verne
Aronnax, Conseil, and Ned Land have a close encounter with the creature.
The Tin Woodman of Oz
Chapter 19: “The Invisible Country”
by L. Frank Baum
The friends proceed into an area that renders them invisible. They cannot see themselves or each other. A hippogyraf approaches them and begins sniffing about for the straw he smelled. They make it to the end of the Invisible Country only to find themselves trapped because of a wide ditch they could not cross.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part II, Chapter I
by James Fenimore Cooper
Mulford swims for the boat. The group is reunited with Captain Spike, who tries to rid himself of Mulford.
The Jungle
Chapter 27
by Upton Sinclair
Essentially homeless, Jurgis runs into a woman who attended his wedding and is given Marija's address. Jurgis visits Marija right before the police arrive to raid the house. Jurgis learns that Marija has been working as a prostitute and is addicted to morphine. Jurgis is arrested again.