The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XIII: “Zenobia’s Legend”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Zenobia tells a legend involving the mystery of the Veiled Lady.
Zenobia tells a legend involving the mystery of the Veiled Lady.
Higgins presents Eliza to a new crowd. Freddy finds himself infatuated with Eliza.
Monos and Una discuss the destructive nature of man.
Claudius explains his hasty nuptials. Gertrude and Claudius have a request for Hamlet. Hamlet continues to lament his loss.
Back on the Jolly Roger a despondent Captain Hook prepares the plank as he laments the absence of Peter Pan. A familiar sound evokes great fear in the captain.
How the Prince of the Air found his way to the Golden Isle.
A week passes without any interaction with Captain Larson, prompting Maud to fear for the captain's health. After a brief, but unpleasant encounter with the captain, Maud and Hump take turns keeping watch.
A possible sighting of Moby Dick is only a false alarm.
Mark and Frank become best friends. They try to capture an alligator.
“Rodman the Keeper” is a powerful tale that highlights the irreconcilable differences between Northern and Southern cultures, with dignity and sympathy allotted to representative characters of both worlds.
Darnay and Lucie marry and leave for their honeymoon. Dr. Manette is not well.
The narrator closely observes the Martians while taking refuge in an abandoned house.
The narrator is taught to wear a saddle.
The narrator clears up for the reader the truth about the Judge’s awful past and of his causing his own father’s death. Clifford inherits the Judge’s estate and moves into the large mansion with Hepzibah, Phoebe, and Holgrave. Holgrave reveals a hidden deed that the Judge was looking for. Uncle Venner agrees to live in a guest cottage on the property.
Franz and Albert join the Count of Monte Cristo for breakfast and then an execution.
Mole journeys to the Wild Wood where he is later met by Rat. Mole and Rate find the home of Mr. Badger
Hans Pfaal goes to great lengths to escape his creditors.
Coverdale studies the relationships forming between Hollingsworth, Zenobia, and Priscilla. He tries to exert his own influence within this circle.
Silas finds things are amiss after returning to the cottage and sets off to the village for help.
Ahab comes at Moby Dick head on. Crew members are lost when things do not go as planned.
Mole and Rat visit Mr. Toad, who invites them to join him on a trip. Toad becomes enamored with a new craze while Mole and Rat catch the train home.
Nearby wolves make Hawkeye fearful that the enemy is close. The group leaves the hideout seeking refuge elsewhere.
Hester’s one consolation is her daughter, Pearl, who is described in great detail in this chapter.
Aunt Polly catches Tom misbehaving, but finds it hard to punish her late sisters child. Tom's fight with a stranger in town causes him to temporarily lose his freedom. The reader is introduced to Tom's half brother Sid.