The War of the Worlds
Book Two—The Earth Under the Martians, Chapter 2: What We Saw from the Ruined House
by H.G. Wells
The narrator closely observes the Martians while taking refuge in an abandoned house.
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Vanity Fair
Chapter 14: Miss Crawley at Home
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Miss Matilda visits Amelia. Sir Pitt presents Becky with a proposition.
The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 12: Of Alexander Crummell
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois tells the story of Alexander Crummell.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 19: The Third Attack
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Abbe has his third attack.
Moby Dick
Chapter 134: The Chase--Second Day
by Herman Melville
Ahab comes at Moby Dick head on. Crew members are lost when things do not go as planned.
The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 6: “Pearl”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hester’s one consolation is her daughter, Pearl, who is described in great detail in this chapter.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Domain of Arnheim
by Edgar Allan Poe
A wealthy man uses his great fortune to create a fantastic landscape.
Moby Dick
Chapter 9: The Sermon
by Herman Melville
Father Mapple delivers his sermon.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 2, Chapter 6: The Greek Islands
by Jules Verne
Land, Conseil, and Aronnax continue to discuss the possibility of escaping the Nautilus, although some are more enthusiastic than others.
The Professor
Chapter 10
by Charlotte Brontë
William looks forward to his first day at the girls' school. He again meets with M. Reuter.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 15: Knitting
by Charles Dickens
The "Mender of Roads" tells the story of the Marquis' assassin to Monsieur Defarge.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XXIII: “A Village-Hall”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Once again, the Veiled Lady returns. Coverdale encounters several of his Blithedale companions.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 40: The Breakfast
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo arrives at Albert's home for breakfast, as promised three months earlier.
The Wind in the Willows
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
by Kenneth Grahame
Rat and Mole are find a missing child with the help of a mythical creature.
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
Joseph Louis Lagrange
by W.W. Rouse Ball
A biography of Joseph Louis Lagrange.
The Age of Innocence
Part 1, Chapter 12
by Edith Wharton
Newland warns Ellen about the possible outcome of the divorce.
Crime and Punishment
Part 3, Chapter 6
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov fearing the police suspect him of the murders, has a strange encounter with a stranger on the street.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 44: The Vendetta
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Bertuccio tells his story to the Count of Monte Cristo.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter XIV: “Phoebe’s Good Bye”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Phoebe is mesmerized by the story and tells Holgrave that she must return home for a short time. Holgrave tells Phoebe his feelings about Hepzibah and Clifford and that he senses trouble. Phoebe leaves.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Ninth, Chapter 4
by Victor Hugo
Aware of Esmeralda's love for Captain Phoebus, Quasimodo decides to grab the attention of the young captain.
The House of the Seven Gables
Chapter VI: “Maule’s Well”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Phoebe wanders into the gardens and meets Holgrave. Phoebe walks into the house to see Hepzibah acting very strangely.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 67: At the Office of the King's Attorney
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Madame Danglers visits Monsieur Villefort.
The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 5: “Hester at Her Needle”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The narrator covers the events of the years after Hester’s imprisonment.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Sixth, Chapter 4
by Victor Hugo
A crowd continues to gather a the Place de Gréve hoping to witness the day's punishment. The crowd assaults the deformed Quasimoto before he receives his punishment. Esmeralda fulfills a request by the injured Quasimodo. The recluse screams her disapproval from afar.
Crime and Punishment
Part 2, Chapter 5
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Luzhin, Dunya's fiancé introduces himself to Raskolnikov, Zossimov, and Razumikhin. Zossimov takes note of Rskolnikov's agitation when the murder of the pawnbroker is mentioned.