The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 27: The Story
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Caderousse tells Dantes (Abbe Busoni) all of the stories of betrayal during Dantes' arrest.
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Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XVI
by Jane Austen
Marianne is up crying the whole of that night, and is absolutely inconsolable and overly dramatic in her grief.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Introduction to Poems, Letter to Mr. B-
by Edgar Allan Poe
A letter from the author to Mr. B.
Black Beauty
Part 3, Chapter 36: The Sunday Club
by Anna Sewell
A fortuitous run-in with Mr. Briggs, brings a positive change to Black Beauty's cab duties.
Babbitt
Chapter 20
by Sinclair Lewis
Concerned for his friend's well-being, George waits for Riesling at his hotel room only to find out that things are not as they seem.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 4: “A Cunning Conspiracy”
by Lewis Carroll
The Chancellor signs an agreement with my Lady who has given herself the title of Vice Wardeness.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 15: “In Nibelungen Land Again”
by James Baldwin
Siegfried returns to Nibelungen, and Alberich tells a tale.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXIV: “The Tower among the Apennines”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Kenyon visits Donatello at the tower residence.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter XXV
by Jane Austen
All seems to be well at dinner later that evening, but Catherine receives a troubling letter from her brother, James.
Dracula
Chapter 6
by Bram Stoker
Mina and Lucy arrive at Whitby. Dr. Jack Seward journals about his lunatic client Renfield. Mina is concerned that she has not heard from Jonathan. Lucy is beginning to act strangely in her sleep.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Fifth, Chapter 2
by Victor Hugo
The narrator explores Claude Frollo's statements concerning the printed book in his laboratory.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"When De Co'n Pone's Hot"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Dey is times in life when Nature"
Silas Marner
Part 1, Chapter 10
by George Eliot
The robbery continues to bring kindness and sympathy to Silas' door. Godrey looks forward to seeing Nancy once again, but still worries that Dunstan will return to Raveloe.
Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef
Part I, Chapter V
by James Fenimore Cooper
Mulford and Rose discover their location. Captain Spike meets with Don Wan. There is a tornado. Mulford feels trapped by circumstances.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“The Rogue and the Herdsman”
by Andrew Lang
A lazy farm boy is able to steal sheep, pigs, and oxen from the greatest herdsman of the king. He is rewarded handsomely for his cleverness.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter VI: "The Journey in Search of Food" The Flamingo Feather
by Kirk Munroe
The boys journey by canoe. Concerns are raised when they find evidence of others pursuing the tribe, evidence that leads them to fear there are enemies nearby.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Purloined Letter
by Edgar Allan Poe
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 Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XIV. BUT ARCTICS CAN BE INHOSPITABLE, TOO
by Jules Verne
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 87: The Challenge
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Albert visits Monsieur Danglers to ask about the accusations against his father.
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 10: In Which Passepartout is Only Too Glad to Get Off with the Loss of His Shoes
by Jules Verne
Phileas, having had his passport stamped, has a meal at the train station while Passepartout once again runs errands. A cultural misstep by Passepartout results in an incident at the temple and gives Detective Fix further grounds to obtain an arrest warrant.
Gulliver's Travels
Part Four: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms: Chapter 9
by Jonathan Swift
A grand debate at the general assembly of the HOUYHNHNMS, and how it was determined. The learning of the HOUYHNHNMS. Their buildings. Their manner of burials. The defectiveness of their language.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XV: “An Aesthetic Company”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A large group of artists, englishmen, tourists (as well as Kenyon, Hilda, Donatello, and Miriam) gather together for an exhibit.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 16: “The Magic Art of the Great Humbug”
by L. Frank Baum
The wizard fools the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Lion into thinking they received a brain, a heart, and some courage.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 13: “The Rescue”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy frees the Winkies and they help her save her friends. They begin their journey back to the Emerald City to have the Wizard honor their requests.