The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 19
by Edith Wharton
May and Newland's wedding day finally comes.
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The Marble Faun
Chapter XVI: “A Moonlight Ramble”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
While the party continues, Miriam takes a moonlit walk and is confronted by someone from her past. Noticing her terror, Donatello goes to her and threatens violence on her intruder.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 4: “Martha”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary awakens and meets Martha, a servant girl. Mary asks Martha to dress her, for which Martha is taken aback. Mary and Martha exchange words and Mary screams at Martha. Mary goes out to explore and learns of a secret garden. In trying to find it, she meets Ben Weatherstaff and talks about the robin that has befriended him.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 34: “The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves”
by Mark Twain
The Yankee and the king are taken for madmen and are chased by a mob of angry townspeople. When a nobleman saves them, they believe that they are free. They are taken to the square and, when they cannot provide proof that they are freemen, are sold as slaves.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Mirror of Matsuyama
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A husband gives his wife a mirror, and when she is on her deathbed, she gives it to her daughter. The daughter thinks she sees her mother’s soul in it and spends much time staring into it after her father remarries. The stepmother begins resenting the daughter’s relationship with her father and starts to hate her; she thinks the daughter is doing black magic to curse her, and she tells the father of it. The father confronts the daughter, and he finally realizes that the daughter is innocent and is simply still brokenhearted over her mother’s death. The stepmother is moved by the daughter’s story to renounce her hate, and the father, stepmother, and daughter finally become a happy family.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 113: The Past
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
The Count of Monte Cristo visits Chateau d'If, and then heads out to Italy.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 64: A Vagabond Chapter
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Becky's life after Rawdon is told to the reader.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 73: The Promise
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Madame de Saint-Meran falls ill and dies, the doctor treating her suspects foul play.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 77: Haidee
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Haidee relates the story of her father's death to Albert and the Count of Monte Cristo.
The Mystery of Cloomber
Chapter XIV: “Of the Visitor Who Ran Down the Road in the Night-Time”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The General and Rufus are gone and Mordaunt refuses to tell anyone where they are or what has happened to them.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XXII: “Fauntleroy”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Many questions are answered in the history told by Moodie.
Selected American and British Poems
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
by Oscar Wilde
A poetic narrative describing Oscar Wilde's experiences in the Reading Gaol.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 52: In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Rawdon is saddened by his son's departure, Becky however is unaffected. Lord Steyne's suspicions lead him to question Briggs.
The Jungle
Chapter 7
by Upton Sinclair
Jurgis and Ona finally marry. Ona and Elzbiata are constantly sick, while Antanas develops a cough and open sores from work. The harsh winter in Packingtown intensifies the hardships of the family.
Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 47: Harvest Time
by Louisa May Alcott
After the sudden death of Aunt March, Joe and the Professor inherit Plumfield. The novel closes as Mrs. March celebrates her sixtieth birthday surrounded by her daughters and extended family.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 39: A Cynical Chapter
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Bute mourns his loss. Mrs. Bute catches Miss Horrocks in the act. Sir Pitt's health takes a downturn forcing young Pitt to make a decision.
Lectures on Ten British Mathematicians
Chapter 1: "George Peacock"
by Alexander MacFarlane
A biography of George Peacock.
The Professor
Chapter 20
by Charlotte Brontë
William tries to find a way to earn a living sufficient for beginning a new life, but finds there are unexpected obstacles.
Crime and Punishment
Part 6, Chapter 2
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Porfiry, although having extracted a murder confession from the painter, tells Raskolnikov who he believes really committed the crimes.
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Higher Laws
by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau explores the moral complexities of hunting.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 14”
by Oscar Wilde
Dorian wakes from peaceful sleep and is confronted by what actions to take after last night’s events. He contacts Alan Campbell to help him conceal what has happened.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Second, Chapter 3
by Victor Hugo
Gringoire watches Esmeralda, as she performs for the crowd. A mysterious stranger accuses Esmeralda of sorcery. Quasimodo's participation in the festivities comes to an end.
On Vaccination Against Smallpox
"An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variole Vaccine, or Cow-Pox, 1798"
by Edward Anthony Jenner
The author describes the causes for the vaccine and symptoms of smallpox.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 43: In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape
by William Makepeace Thackeray
The reader is taken to the Indian Empire with the Madras division. Mrs. O'Dowd makes a decision regarding Dobbin and Glorvina. Dobbin makes a request on account of Amelia.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Chapter 1”
by Oscar Wilde
The novel opens with Basil and Lord Henry discussing a painting, as well as the subject of the painting, and theories of art. Basil wants to keep things secret from Lord Henry, but finds that he is unable to do so.