The Jungle
Chapter 16
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis is charged with assault and battery, and spends Christmas Eve in jail.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 99: The Law
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Madame Danglers visits Villefort to talk to him about Andrea.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 64: A Vagabond Chapter
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Becky's life after Rawdon is told to the reader.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 1, Chapter 20: The Torres Strait
by Jules Verne
Conseil wishes Aronnax a Happy New Year before discussing their extended imprisonment. The Nautilus finds itself at the mercy of the tides.
Gulliver's Travels
Part Two: A Voyage to Brobdingnag: Chapter 5
by Jonathan Swift
Several adventurers that happened to the author. The execution of a criminal. The author shows his skill in navigation.
Winesburg, Ohio
Death, concerning Doctor Reefy and Elizabeth Willard
by Sherwood Anderson
As her life comes to a close, Elizabeth Willard shares her life experiences with Doctor Reefy.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXXVIII: “Altars and Incense”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hilda makes a pilgrimage and ponders Catholicism.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter XVIII: "The French Have Come Again"
by Kirk Munroe
The French return and Rene determines to leave the new world for home. He asks his tribe for help and promises to return. He learns much from the French, including news of his uncle.
The Olive Fairy Book
The Satin Surgeon
by Traditional
A king has two daughters, though one is ugly and cruel and the other beautiful and kind. A prince is supposed to be promised to the former, but falls in love with the latter. The bitter sister and the king send away the younger princess to a tower where she is trapped. The prince tries to see his princess, but is harmed by the plans of the elder sister.The princess escapes her tower and sets off to save the prince she loves.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 8: Oliver Walks to London. He Encounters on the Road a Strange Sort of Young Gentleman.
by Charles Dickens
Outside of London, Oliver becomes acquainted with Jack Dawkins. Oliver is taken to London to meet Fagin.
The Flamingo Feather
Chapter XIV: "A Night of Terror"
by Kirk Munroe
The weather changes Ribault’s plans. Menendez takes advantage of a land route. Rene saves others, but isn't safe himself.
The Woman in White
EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part III”
by Wilkie Collins
Pesca brings exciting news. Walter's reaction doesn't equal the reaction of the others.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the First: Recalled to Life—Chapter 6: The Shoemaker
by Charles Dickens
Lucie is reunited with her father.
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 1
by Jack London
The narrator of the Novel, Humphrey Van Weyden, finds himself in a very precarious situation before he is rescued by a passing sealing ship.
American Short Fiction
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
A superstitious schoolteacher comes to a mysterious end in the isolated glen of Sleepy Hollow.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Second, Chapter 7
by Victor Hugo
In order to avert a tragedy, Esmeralda agrees to marry Gringoire. Gringoire finally gets some rest.
The Jungle
Chapter 11
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis learns of the "Beef Trust". A harsh winter falls on the city, once again taking a toll on Jurgis and his family. Jurgis misses work after spraining his ankle.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 33: The Hotel Concert
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne overcomes her stage fright to give a recital at a local upscale hotel.
His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes
"The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, Part 1"
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes’s brother visits him and tells him that three pages of the secret submarine plans are missing. The rest of the papers were found with the body of Arthur Cadogen West, however the three missing could enable an enemy to construct the submarine.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 1, Chapter 8: "Mobilis in Mobili"
by Jules Verne
The three men find themselves in strange, but hospitable surroundings.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 25: The Unknown
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Dantes returns to Marseilles after aquiring a new yacht and all of the Spada treasures.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 49: Monks and Mr. Brownlow at Length Meet. Their Conversation, and the Intelligence that Interrupts It.
by Charles Dickens
Monks is captured and brought to Mr. Brownlow's home. Details of Monks' life are finally revealed. The search for Mr. Sikes continues.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 12
by James Fenimore Cooper
Hawkeye and the Mohicans defeat the Hurons and rescue the captured members of the group. Magua escapes as the group continues to move towards the safety of the fort.
The Little Lame Prince
“The Invisible Prince”
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
An evil prince and his mother, the queen, conspire to kill the prince’s brother who is good, kind, and handsome. The good prince (Leander) befriends a snake, which turns into a beautiful fairy. The fairy gives him a magical cap that can turn him invisible.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 36: The Carnival at Rome
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Franz and Albert enjoy the last day of Carnival. Albert is stuck by the love of a peasant dressed woman at Carnival, who arranges a meeting for the two of them.