Vanity Fair
Chapter 18: Who Played on the Piano Captain Dobbin Bought
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Napoleon is blamed for a number of problems.
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The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XXV: “The Three Together”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Issues are confronted as the foursome is once again reunited at Eliot's Pulpit.
Babbitt
Chapter 29
by Sinclair Lewis
George's involvement with Tanis begins to take a toll on his health and reputation. George receives his first invitation into the Good Citizen's League.
Great Expectations
Chapter 27
by Charles Dickens
Joe visits Pip in London. Pip is informed of Estella's return to Satis House.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 8”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XII: “A Stroll on the Pincian”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
While taking a walk, Hilda and the sculptor spot Donatello and notice his unhappiness.
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.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 17: “How Siegfried Lived in Nibelungen Land”
by James Baldwin
Siegfried’s life in Nibelungen.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 2: “The Red-Headed League”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A man comes to Sherlock Holmes seeking advice about the disappearance of a bizarre society of red-headed young men that are funded by a man who sympathized with red-headed men.
Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches
Remarks from a debate on Capital Punishment with Judge Alfred J. Talley, New York City, October 27, 1924
by Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow's debate on capital punishment as presented to Judge Alfred J. Talley in New York City in October of 1924.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 1: “A Scandal in Bohemia”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The King of Bohemia seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes in securing a picture that could be used against him in the political scene.
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)
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
The Ponds
by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau observes and documents the geography of Walden Pond as well as other neighboring bodies of water.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Chapter 23: The Dawn Again
by Charles Dickens
Jasper, having arrived in London, returns to his old haunts. Datchery has an interesting conversation with the "Royal Highness the Princess Puffer."
The Call of the Wild
Chapter 5: The Toil of Trace and Trail
by Jack London
The exhausted sled team arrives at Skaguay, where they meet their new owners.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 10: Life in Baltimore
by Frederick Douglass
Having been sent to Balitimore by Miss Lucretia, Mr. Douglass prepares to meet Mr. Auld.
Crime and Punishment
Part 5, Chapter 1
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Luzhin, realizing his engagement with Dunya is ending, regrets his decisions.
Silas Marner
Part 2, Chapter 19
by George Eliot
Godfrey and Nancy arrive at Silas' cottage attempting to make amends for the past.
The Professor
Chapter 14
by Charlotte Brontë
William manages to get by on his small salary and some savings. His brother continues to treat him coldly, even when he attends a party at his home. William speaks with Mr. Hunsden.
The Four Million
"The Cop and the Anthem"
by O. Henry
A vagrant attempts in vain to be arrested.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XXX. A NEW MARE INTERNUM
by Jules Verne
David Copperfield
Chapter 36: Enthusiasm
by Charles Dickens
David decides he will use the new situation to his advantage. Dr. Strong agrees to hire David as his secretary. David becomes suspicious of Jack Malden's intentions towards Annie. Mr. Micawber tells David and Tommy of his plans in Canterbury.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter XXXVI
by Jane Austen
Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Jennings’ daughter, has a son; Mrs. Jennings is with her daughter most days, which means Elinor and Marianne are obliged to spend their days with the Middletons.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 11: The Corsican Ogre
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Minister of the Police arrives to inform King Louis XVIII that Bonaparte landed near Antibes, and is on his way to Paris.