The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 30
by Edith Wharton
Changing circumstances bring Ellen and Newland together again.
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My Bondage and My Freedom
Reception Speech. At Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields, England, May 12, 1846 & Dr Campbell's Reply
by Frederick Douglass
Reception Speech. At Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields, England, May 12, 1846 & Dr Campbell's Reply.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 15”
by Oscar Wilde
Dorian attends a dinner party, but finds himself distracted and bored. He returns home to discard the remaining evidence of Basil’s presence there.
The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 16
by Edith Wharton
Archer visits May in Florida, but finds his mind wondering as he talks with her.
David Copperfield
Chapter 19: I Look About Me and Make a Discovery
by Charles Dickens
David travels to Yarmouth to visit Peggotty. While in London, David runs into an old acquaintance.
Agnes Grey
Chapter VII: Horton Lodge
by Anne Brontë
Agnes Grey describes her new position and the family for whom she works.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XLIII: “The Extinction of a Lamp”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Kenyon and Hilda come upon a shrine and, after becoming lost in thought, notice that the shrine's lamp goes out for the first time in centuries.
Moby Dick
Chapter 3: The Spouter-Inn
by Herman Melville
Ishmael stays the night at the Spouter Inn, where he encounters Queequeg.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 13: “Freemen”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee and his companions agree to stop for the night. They have no matches and no food. A storm comes and vermin crawl into the Yankee’s armor. He vows never to wear armor again. The Yankee invites some freemans to breakfast and chats with them on the subject of democracy.
David Copperfield
Chapter 59: Return
by Charles Dickens
David returns to London where he visits with old friends and acquaintances.
Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians
Chapter 8: "James Joseph Sylvester"
by Alexander MacFarlane
A biography of James Joseph Sylvester.
Crime and Punishment
Part 2, Chapter 1
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A restless and delirious Raskolnikov receives a summons from the police station.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 6
by Mary Shelley
Victor recovers after reading the concerned letter from Elizabeth and introduces Henry to his professors. However, even the sight of chemical equipment makes Victor uneasy. He awaits his father’s letter to facilitate his return to Geneva.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter XXIX
by Jane Austen
On the way home, Catherine tries to figure out what offence she could have caused the General to make him change plans.
Moby Dick
Chapter 36: The Quarter-Deck
by Herman Melville
Ahab appears before the men, declaring his intentions.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 9: Personal Treatment
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass remembers the kindness of Miss Lucretia.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 26: The Escape
by William Wells Brown
George Green, and his unfortunate situation, are introduced.
Florida Trails
Chapter V: “‘Twixt Grove and Swamp”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator discusses the orange groves and how they’ve changed; and the swamps and their surrounding environment.
Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians
Chapter 7: "Henry John Stephen Smith"
by Alexander MacFarlane
A biography of Henry John Stephen Smith.
The Professor
Chapter 21
by Charlotte Brontë
Two letters arrive. William tries to work out a plan for employment.
The Call of the Wild
Chapter 4: Who Has Won to Mastership
by Jack London
Buck takes Spitz's old spot, proving himself to be very proficient in his new job.
Agnes Grey
Chapter XVIII: Mirth and Mourning
by Anne Brontë
Rosalie is wed, and Agnes Grey and Matilda are left to entertain themselves. Agnes Grey finds that she is called home earlier than expected.
Selected American and British Poems
Snow Bound - A Winter Idyl
by John Greenleaf Whittier
As a way to pass the time during a raging snowstorm, family members exchange stories by the fireside.
Main Street
Chapter 34
by Sinclair Lewis
Will and Carol spend three months travelling through the southwest United States. Arrival in Gopher Prairie once again leaves Carol feeling despondent and alone. Carol, happy to see her son again, withholds her opinions for the sake of her husband.
Peter Pan
Chapter 8: The Mermaids' Lagoon
by J.M. Barrie
A peaceful visit to the Mermaid's Lagoon is interrupted by the arrival of pirates.