Moby Dick
Chapter 100: Leg and Arm
by Herman Melville
The Pequod encounters the Samuel Enderby. Ahab and Boomer discuss their experiences with Moby Dick.
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Crime and Punishment
Part 6, Chapter 7
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov visits his mother, who is overjoyed to see him but taken aback by his behavior. Upon returning to his apartment, Raskolnikov encounters Dunya.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 10: The Substance of the Shadow
by Charles Dickens
Dr. Manette's own account of his imprisonment is read in court. Darnay's fate is sealed by the actions of his father and uncle.
Peter Pan
Chapter 13: Do You Believe in Fairies?
by J.M. Barrie
Having been deceived by the pirates, the Lost Boy's emerge from hiding only to be taken captive.
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 Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 3”
by Oscar Wilde
Lord Henry investigates Dorian’s background and shows of his clever talk at lunch.
Obras de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer — Tomo Primero
Leyenda 12: “La Promesa”
by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Lovers are separated by war, but are reunited in death, after some mysterious occurences involving an engagement ring. Un par de amantes son separados por la guerra, pero son reunidos en la muerted despues do algunas occuriensas extra?as con un a?illo de compromiso.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 30
by Mark Twain
Huck seeks help in order to protect the Widow Douglas. Tom and Becky are discovered missing.
The Woman in White
EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part XI”
by Wilkie Collins
Marian comes to Walter with the mysterious letter. The contents are revealed, and the two decide that they must continue their investigations into this matter.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 6: “The Man with the Twisted Lip”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mr. Watson finds Holmes in an opium den when looking for a friend who had been missing. Holmes is studying a case in which a man disappeared from the upstairs room of the den. All that was found was a deformed man with a limp and traces of the man’s blood and clothes with no apparent violence.
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 23: “An Outlandish Watch”
by Lewis Carroll
The narrator talks to two fishermen’s wives.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Chapter 2: “The Glass City”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends fall softly onto a flat glass roof, discover they can walk on air and that no little person there smiles or talks.
The King of the Golden River
Part 1
by John Ruskin
A folk tale about three brothers. The two elder brothers are terrible to the younger and to the people of the town. The younger brother is good-natured and invites a strange man into the house one evening. The other two show him no hospitality and lose everything because of their bad temperaments.
The Tin Woodman of Oz
Chapter 19: “The Invisible Country”
by L. Frank Baum
The friends proceed into an area that renders them invisible. They cannot see themselves or each other. A hippogyraf approaches them and begins sniffing about for the straw he smelled. They make it to the end of the Invisible Country only to find themselves trapped because of a wide ditch they could not cross.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 10: The King's Closet at the Tuileries
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Villefort visits King Louis XVIII to inform him of a conspiracy.
The Mystery of Cloomber
Chapter IX: “Narrative of John Easterling, F.R.C.P.Edin.”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dr. Easterling is called to attend to the General’s high fever and illness.
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 6
by James Fenimore Cooper
The group rest in the Mohican hideout. As they sleep a strange cry is heard. Hawkeye goes out to investigate.
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.
Main Street
Chapter 39
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol reluctantly returns to Gopher Prairie, where she is welcomed back by many of the townspeople. Carol becomes active in local activities, and soon gives birth to her daughter. Although much time has passed, life in Gopher Prairie proceeds as it always has.
Main Street
Chapter 16
by Sinclair Lewis
Christmas arrives and Carol and Will attend a party at a friends house. Carol's frustration with the stagnant atmosphere of Gopher Prairie continues to increase.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter XIII: “Alice Pyncheon”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Holgrave tells Phoebe the story of the Pyncheon curse involving Matthew Maule, Gervayse Pyncheon and his daughter Alice.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 16: Another Pressure of the Tyrant's Vice
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass makes his way back to St. Michael's, hoping that Master Thomas will intervene on his behalf.
Dracula
Chapter 7
by Bram Stoker
A great storm in Whitby and a ship with its dead captain comes on shore. The cargo consisits of wooden boxes and a dog that jumps off the boat and disappears. The captain’s log tells about the horror that took place on the ship. The boat is claimed by a group of Russians. The town holds a funeral for the captain and a normally quiet dog is terrified. Lucy is bothered and continues dreaming and sleepwalking.
The Marble Faun
Chapter XXVIII: “The Owl-Tower”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Donatello takes Kenyon to the old tower.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 4: A General Survey of the Slave Plantation
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass recalls the harsh conditions on the Lloyd Plantation.