The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 4: Of the Meaning of Progress
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois reflects on his experiences teaching in a school in the hills of Tennessee.
Du Bois reflects on his experiences teaching in a school in the hills of Tennessee.
Mr. Peggotty, determined to find Little Em'ly, asks David for his assistance. Miss Mowcher tells David about her unintentional part in the Peggotty family debacle. Mr. Peggotty and David visit Mrs. Steerforth.
Captain Spike prepares the Molly Swash for departure. Rose Budd and her aunt will be on board. Jack Tier appears, to Captain Spike's dismay.
The Go Ahead Boys are on a motor boat and decide to race a yacht.
The rescue is completed, at some risk to themselves. They find out the story of little Joe, and consider themselves happy to help such a child. Danger still lingers nearby as they wait to see what the sharpie will do next.
Miriam goes to Hilda and speaks of her own guilty feelings.
A spoiled young boy torments an old woman, who curses him to fall in love with the silent princess. He decides he must go into the world and seek this princess, or die. He comes to learn that many others have lost their lives trying to get the silent princess to speak. Luckily, he befriends a nightingale who helps him in his challenges.
The author's opinion of the current governing ability of American.
Anne is not impressed with the service at Sunday-school.
William takes steps to secure his additional employment by meeting with Mademoiselle Reuter.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, about a child born with the outward appearance of a 70-year-old man who ages in reverse. As he grows older, he appears to be getting younger with each passing year.
A gruesome murder occurs in Forest Row and Police Inspector Stanley Hopkins asks Holmes for help. When Peter Carey’s (also called Black Peter) tobacco pouch is found at the scene of the crime, Holmes investigates.
Siegfried goes to Burgundy.
David makes new friends and sees some old acquaintances.
Mr. Douglass begins an apprenticeship as a ship builder.
Once again, the Veiled Lady returns. Coverdale encounters several of his Blithedale companions.
Susan B. Anthony discusses her arrest for attempting to vote.
After Hilda receives the priest’s blessing, she is reunited with Kenyon.
After Mr. Brocklehurst’s negligent treatment of the girls at Lowood is found to be one of the causes of the typhus epidemic, a new group of overseers is brought in to run the school. Conditions improve dramatically for the young girls, and Jane excels in her studies for the next six years. After spending two more years at Lowood as a teacher, Jane decides she is ready for a change, partly because Miss Temple gets married and leaves the school. She advertises in search of a post as a governess and accepts a position at a manor called Thornfield. Before leaving, Jane receives a visit from Bessie, who tells her what has happened at Gateshead since Jane departed for Lowood. Georgiana attempted to run away in secret with a man named Lord Edwin Vere, but Eliza foiled the plan by revealing it to Mrs. Reed. John has fallen into a life of debauchery and dissolution. Bessie also tells Jane that her father’s brother, John Eyre, appeared at Gateshead seven years ago, looking for Jane. He did not have the time to travel to Lowood and went away to Madeira (a Portuguese island west of Morocco) in search of wealth. Jane and Bessie part ways, Bessie returning to Gateshead, and Jane leaving for her new life at Thornfield.
The men try to attack Dracula, but he manages an escape. Mina is hypnotized in hopes of discovering his plans.
The narrator describes the circumstances of his birth.
Cruncher follows a funeral procession for Roger Cly. Cruncher is followed by his son when he revisits the grave later that night.
Years after the creation of the mirror, Kay and Gerda play in their families gardens.
Hump and Maud continue to salvage the vessel, while foiling a would be saboteur.